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In 2020, SSI at the University of Buenos Aires successfully led the university to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, making it the second university in Argentina to do so.
The resolution was adopted just one day after it was introduced, following advocacy efforts by the chapter in response to rising antisemitism and anti-Zionism on campus. The initiative was led by SSI University of Buenos Aires representative Tomas P. and was inspired by the successful IHRA adoption at Arizona State University. |
"Here in Buenos Aires our SSI, at the most important University in Argentina, decided that we have to do something with the anti-Zionism that happens on the University. So this week we had a meet with the president of the Zionist Organization from Argentina to present SSI and also we wanted University of Buenos Aires to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism. The meeting was excellent and we planned to meet also with the Wiesenthal Center for this. Today, ONLY ONE DAY LATER, the UBA adopted the IHRA definition. It's really incredible, we have the power to make a change." Tomas P. | 2020 SSI Representative, University of Buenos Aires
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