Pennsylvania may have a Jewish governor, but it still has a long way to go when it comes to enacting policies that protect its Jewish residents, according to the Anti-Defamation League.

Earlier this month, the ADL released a new tool called the Jewish Policy Index that scores all 50 states on legislation, educational efforts and protections for Jewish residents, assigning them a score of zero to 100 and color coding the state relative to its peers.

The Keystone State scored a 41 out of 100, leaving it colored yellow, as opposed to the worst (red) or the best (green).

ADL Philadelphia Senior Regional Director Andrew Goretsky made a point of saying that the JPI is not meant to quantify the health of a state’s Jewish life, just the policies enacted by its government.

“This tool is a comp

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