Boston suburb becomes first in Massachusetts town to adopt IHRA definition
“The Town of Sharon has taken a proactive step that shows it cares about the safety of Jewish residents,” said community activist Susan Price.
The town center of Sharon, Mass. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
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(April 5, 2021 / JNS) The Boston suburb of Sharon, Mass., has become the first municipality in the state to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, after a push by local activists.
In a unanimous decision, the Select Board of Sharon adopted the measure at its March 23 meeting, after community activists Susan Price and Robert Soffer presented the motion to the select board in February.