LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights Board of Commissioners approved a resolution condemning acts of anti-semitism in the commonwealth on Friday.
The resolution condemns the support of any action that creates a hostile environment for Jewish people and calls on Kentucky's institutions to speak out against anti-semetic acts and urges the state to create a task force.
They amended the resolution Friday because some board members took issue with some of the language, specifically language calling out Kentucky's public universities.
"I wanted to know about anti-semetic acts or events on college campuses here in Kentucky," Commissioner Raymond Burse said. "Other than maybe three news articles nothing in fact was found that speaks specifically to what is referred to in the document as 'a marked increase in anti-semitism' or 'an alarming rise in anti-semetism' in terms of what has taken place. I consider the language in the resolution to be over the top."
Some board members did not want to see the original resolution changed, saying making any changes would take away from the resolutions intention and water-down its message.
"Kentucky state representatives have sent letters to Louisville, Kentucky and other universities condemning anti-semitism on campus as reported to them from Jewish groups; so every Jewish voice in the state, the federation of Louisville, the federation of Lexington, the Kentucky Jewish Council and student groups at [University of Louisville] and [University of Kentucky] have been talking about this," Commissioner and Rabbi Shlomo Leib Litvin said.
In the end, the rewritten resolutions was passed with a 6-1 vote.
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