IHRA amendment threatens to stall Arizona Holocaust education bill
Arizonaâs Holocaust education bill seemed like a sure thing. But that may no longer be the case. The bill recently hit a snag in the State Senate, where Sen. Paul Boyer (LD-20) advocates including an amendment that contains the International Holocaust Remembrance Allianceâs definition of anti-Semitism into the bill. âPassing the bill without the IHRA definition would leave our legislative intent unfulfilled and vulnerable to exploitation,â he said. But Arizona House Rep. Alma Hernandez (LD-3), who first introduced the bill in January 2020, said including the IHRA language ...