Antisemitism Task Force

The Kentucky Antisemtism Task Force was created by Gov. Andy Beshear's Executive Order 2023-007 to identify and acknowledge the growing threat of antisemitism in the commonwealth, to assess existing educational programs, and more. Click here to read the executive order and learn more.

The Governor announced the Task Force at his December 21, 2023, weekly Team Kentucky Update and included video messages from Task Force members. Click here to watch the press conference.

Task Force Meetings
Date	Meeting Topic	Agenda	Video
05/28/2025	Training Law Enforcement on Addressing Antisemitism	Click here	Watch
03/10/2025	Holocaust Education	Click here	Watch
01/24/2025	Addressing Antisemitism Through the Arts	Click here	Watch
11/20/2024	Security Collaboration and Antisemitism Education	Click here	Watch
09/18/2024	Building Faith-Based Community Security Efforts	Click here	Watch
09/17/2024	Subcommittee: Antisemitism Education	Click here	Watch
07/17/2024	Promoting Security for Places of Worship and Community Spaces	Click here	Watch
06/25/2024	Subcommittee: Antisemitism Education	Click here	Watch
05/15/2024	Addressing Antisemitism and Discrimination on College Campuses	Click here	Watch
03/20/2024	Promoting Antisemitism Education in Kentucky K-12 Schools	Click here	Watch
01/24/2024	Rise of Antisemitism in Kentucky and the United States	Click here	Watch

RESOURCES

The White House

The U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism (whitehouse.gov) (May 2023, archived)

U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights

U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Reaches Agreement to Resolve Antisemitic Harassment in Red Clay Consolidated School District | U.S. Department of Education (January 2024, archived)
Dear Colleague Letter on Shared Ancestry (PDF) (November 2023)
Dear Colleague Letter on Antisemitism (ed.gov) (May 2023)
U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Resolves Investigation Addressing the University of Vermont’s Responses to Allegations of Antisemitic Incidents (April 2023, archived)
Fact Sheet: Protecting Students from Discrimination Based on Shared Ancestry or Ethnic Characteristics (January 2023)
Shared Ancestry or Ethnic Characteristics (ongoing)

U.S. Department of Education Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

U.S. Department of Justice

Kentucky Department of Education

Required Instruction of the Holocaust and Other Cases of Genocide (PDF)

Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

Hillel

Confronting Antisemitism on Campus (hillel.org)

Related News

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April 2, 2025
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Office of the Governor

May 16, 2024
‘Tsunami of hate’ flooding Kentucky and its colleges as antisemitism rates soar
Lexington Herald-Leader

Virtual Town Hall

The Kentucky Antisemitism Task Force hosted a virtual town hall with law enforcement officials from across the commonwealth to discuss ongoing efforts to address the rise in antisemitism and other faith-based violence.

Watch

Task Force Members

Jonathan Miller, chair

Jerry Abramson
Bill Altman
Dr. Muhammad Babar
Sen. Karen Berg
Gary Broadbent
Aaron Ann Cole-Funfsinn
Jonathan Goldberg
Ralph Green
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg
Mindy Haas
Nancy Hoffman
Rabbi Beth Jacowitz
David Kaplan
Rev. Corrie Shull
Beth Salamon
Sara Wagner
Lior Yaron

Ex-officio
Louisville Police Chief Paul Humphrey
Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Wethers

Contact

antisemitism.taskforce@ky.gov

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