FOREST PARK, Ill. (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- West suburban Forest Park passed a resolution that calls for "confronting and combating antisemitism," adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's working definition of anti-Semitism, according to the Forest Park Review.
At a village council meeting on Monday, Forest Park Mayor Rory Hoskins and the four commissioners voted unanimously to pass the resolution, which was brought to the village by Laurence Bolotin and Jason Rosensweig from the American Jewish Committee of Chicago.
The passing of the resolution on Nov. 9 also marks the 82nd anniversary of Kristallnacht, the "Night of Broken Glass," when Nazis committed violence against Jews across Germany. The date is also commemorated as International Day Against Fascism, Racism and Anti-Semitism.
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Both Bolotin and Rosensweig spoke at the meeting, which was held over Zoom.
Forest Park is home to many cemeteries including Waldheim Cemetery, which has long served Chicago's Jewish community.
Bolotin said the resolution has been adopted throughout Europe, and now the AJC is turning its attention to the U.S.
During the meeting, Hoskins referenced swastikas that appeared around town in late September as part of a spate of graffiti mostly featuring phallic images.