American Jewish Committee and the U.S. Conference of Mayors announced on March 29, that more than 525 mayors across the United States, including six in Arizona, have joined their national effort to combat anti-Semitism.
The two organizations are calling on mayors across the country to sign a statement declaring that anti-Semitism is incompatible with fundamental democratic values.
âAnti-Semitism is a growing societal menace, it comes from multiple sources, and mayors are uniquely positioned to lead their cities in taking concerted steps to fight it,â said AJC CEO David Harris.
The statement, Mayors United Against Anti-Semitism, in part reads: âIn a world of global communications, where anti-Semitic ideas spread rapidly, a concerted and principled response is required to raise awareness, to educate and to ensure decency prevails. As mayors and municipal leaders, we have a unique responsibility to speak out against the growing menace of anti-Semitism.â
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Some people know Kristin Urquiza as the woman who condemned President Donald Trump s handling of the coronavirus pandemic at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
Others know her from the obituary she wrote for her father who died from COVID-19 that went viral.
But Tolleson City Council members and city staff know her as just one of the members of the beloved Urquiza family.
Tolleson is a small, 6-square mile city west of downtown Phoenix, with some 7,000 residents. It s a tight-knit community where families stay for generations and neighbors sometimes grow up together.
The Urquizas have deep roots in the city, and council members mourned the loss of 65-year-old Mark Urquiza, who died from COVID-19 last June.