Porto’s Fernando Pessoa U first in Portugal to adopt IHRA definition of antisemitism

Fernando Pessoa University in Porto has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of antisemitism, the European Jewish Association announced on Wednesday.

This makes UFP the first university in Portugal to adopt the IHRA definition. The decision comes at a time when antisemitism is rising sharply across Europe and universities in particular face Jew-hatred that often hides behind political slogans.

The declaration signed with the European Jewish Association commits the university to use the IHRA definition as a tool to prevent and combat antisemitism in all its forms. UFP pledges to monitor signs of hatred on campus and to promote initiatives that defend human rights. It also commits to integrating awareness of the IHRA definition into its code of cond