Calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to join in efforts to educate the public on the contributions of the Jewish American community.
What changed between versions
Section (4) was narrowed from calling on educators to 'combat hate in academic settings' to 'combat antisemitism in academic settings,' limiting the resolution's reach to a specific form of bias rather than hate broadly.
A new whereas clause was added stating that 'Jewish Americans continue to face threats of violence from those inspired by Hamas or motivated by Israel's response to the Hamas October 7, 2023, attack on Israel,' introducing a reference to Israel's military response as a motivation for threats.
Section (3) removed the phrase 'including by investing in the Nonprofit Security Grant Program and preventing terrorism and hate crimes,' eliminating a specific reference to a federal grant program and removing explicit language about terrorism and hate crime prevention.
The resolution replaced ADL statistics (8,873 antisemitic incidents in 2023, 140% increase; 5,204 incidents after October 7; location-specific breakdowns showing 135-321% increases) with data from the American Jewish Committee (nearly half of Jews altered behavior; 74% of adults see antisemitism as a problem) and Hillel International (1,597 campus incidents, 700% increase).
Lillian D. Wald (nurse, public health advocate, founder of Henry Street Settlement) was removed from the list of Jewish American scientific and social contributions.
W.E.B. Du Bois was removed from the list of co-founders of the NAACP in 1909, leaving only Ida B. Wells named alongside Henry Moskowitz.