Mayor Adams Signs Executive Order to Combat Antisemitism

Solidarity Rallies

• 🤝 Rallies were held in both Colorado and New York to show solidarity one week after a terrorist attack in Boulder.
• 🕯️ In Colorado, the "Run for Their Lives" event brought thousands together, with a heavy police presence due to a recent firebombing attack that injured 15 people.
• 🌍 New York City hosted a similar, larger rally in Central Park, emphasizing the importance of the city's large Jewish community not being silent.

Hostage Situation and Support

• 💔 A freed hostage shared that her husband lost significant weight from starvation during his captivity, highlighting the harrowing conditions.
• 🎗️ Attendees held up the number 55 to represent the remaining hostages, with approximately 20 believed to be alive.

Combating Antisemitism

• ✍️ Mayor Adams signed a historic executive order at a synagogue in Tribeca to combat antisemitism.
• 📜 The order implements the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's working definition of antisemitism.
• 🚫 This definition includes accusing Jews of inventing or exaggerating the Holocaust and blaming Jews for Israel's actions.