PRINTER'S NO. 2557
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
311
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY HOGAN, MARCELL, MERCURI, GREEN, LABS, LEADBETER,
M. MACKENZIE, R. MACKENZIE, MENTZER, OWLETT, PICKETT, RAPP,
ROWE AND SCHEUREN, FEBRUARY 1, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 1, 2024
A RESOLUTION
Designating November 9, 2024, as "Antisemitism Awareness and
Education Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, On October 17, 2023, the House of Representatives
unanimously passed House Resolution No. 245, which condemned the
terrorist attack in Israel by Hamas on October 7, 2023, and
urged the Congress of the United States to provide the State of
Israel with the necessary support to ensure its safety and
security; and
WHEREAS, Antisemitic incidents in the United States have
increased at an unprecedented record in the months since the
terror attack on October 7, 2023; and
WHEREAS, The Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism has
recorded a significant increase in antisemitic incidents across
the United States, with reported incidents of harassment,
vandalism and assault increasing 388% over the same period last
year; and
WHEREAS, Antisemitism, including harassment on the basis of
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