Supporters of the #EndJewHatred movement. Photo: #EndJewHatred

State and local elected officials in the US, as well as public schools across the country, have pledged to recognize April 29 as #EndJewHatred Day in an effort to empower and show solidarity with Jewish communities in the US and Canada in their fight against antisemitism.

The international grassroots civil rights movement #EndJewHatred made the announcement on Tuesday, revealing that it has secured close to 100 proclamations, resolutions, and citations in support of #EndJewHatred Day from governors, senators, members of Congress, and state and local elected officials.

Some of the most recent proclamations have been issued by New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte and US Reps. Frederica Wilson (D-FL), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), and Tom Barrett (R-MI). In Canada, Melissa Lantsman (MP – Thornhill) issued the first Canadian #EndJewHatred Day proclamation, followed by MP Stan Cho and MP Dawn Gallagher of the Provincial Parliament in Ontario.

The Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) latest Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, released earlier this month, revealed that antisemitism across the country last year broke “all previous annual records” since the ADL began tracking such data in 1979. The group recorded 9,354 antisemitic incidents in 2024, marking an average of 25.6 a day.

The new #EndJewHatred Day “serves as a unifying call to action to combat antisemitism in all its forms and to raise awareness of the ongoing challenges faced by Jewish communities,” as said in the proclamation signed by Ayotte. A proclamation signed by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis stated there is “an urgent need to act against antisemitism in Colorado and across the country.” Antisemitism in Colorado increased by 41 percent last year and by 373 percent over the past five years, according to the ADL’s latest audit.

Miami, Annapolis, and Beverly Hills are among the cities that have recently recognized #EndJewHatred Day. New York City first recognized #EndJewHatred Day in 2023.

Schools that have vowed to recognize the date include Miami-Dade Public Schools, and districts in Florida, Michigan, Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. Schools will commemorate this date by making sure it is marked on school calendars and observing it “through emails, morning announcements, or in other ways,” according to the #EndJewHatred movement.

“As the #EndJewHatred movement is sweeping across the United States and Canada, elected officials are coming on board, setting aside politics and ideology, and declaring April 29 to be #EndJewHatred Day, a day of unity and solidarity with the Jewish people marking our collective commitment to end Jew-hatred in our lifetime,” said #EndJewHatred co-founder Brooke Goldstein. “As the first civil rights movement of and for the Jewish people in modern times, our common mission is to liberate the Jewish people from discrimination, violence, and oppression, and to make Jew-hatred as unacceptable as any other form of racism or bigotry.”

“Just as there are days and even months dedicated to fighting for other social justice causes, April 29 is now recognized as a day of empowerment and justice for the Jewish people,” Goldstein added.