California State General Assembly The state of California has taken another important step forward in combating anti-Semitism. On Monday, July 13, the California State General Assembly unanimously passed a resolution urging the University of California to condemn anti-Semitism. The resolution, originally put forward by State Senator Jeff Stone (R- CA), passed the Higher Education Committee of the California State Assembly early this month by a unanimous vote. The Brandeis Center had previously written to Senator Stone, commending him for his work on the resolution and encouraging him to include the State Department’s definition of anti-Semitism. This resolution comes as a direct response to the anti-Semitic incidents that have taken place on a number of University of California campuses. The University of California (UC) Board of Regents, who originally planned to vote on whether or not it will adopt the State Department’s definition of Anti-Semitism into university policies by the end of July, has now stated that they will instead address adopting the definition at their next meeting in September. They have pushed the date back to discuss “a statement of principles against intolerance, including, but not limited to anti-Semitism and other types of intolerance.” This discussion comes after UC President Janet Napolitano came out in support of the State Department’s definition in May. Earlier this month, The Brandeis Center wrote a letter urging the UC Regents to adopt the definition in order to better fight anti-Semitism on its campuses.