Antisemitism worries rising for many U.S. Jews, survey finds
1 year, 10 months ago

Antisemitism worries rising for many U.S. Jews, survey finds

Associated Press  

More than four in ten Jews in the United States feel their status in America is less secure than it was a year earlier, according to a new survey by the American Jewish Committee. According to the AJC survey, 41% of the respondents said the status of Jews in the U.S. is less secure than it was the year before, while 55% said it was the same. Four in five Jews said in the 2022 survey that antisemitism has grown in the past five years; nearly half said it’s taken less seriously than other forms of bigotry or hate. “Unfortunately, it’s not the first time to be afraid as a Jew in the United States.” On Thursday, Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, took his campaign against antisemitism to the United Nations, urging diplomats from many nations to speak out against the rising global hatred of Jews and stressing: “Silence is not an option.” Emhoff pointed to celebrity comedians too often using antisemitism “to draw cheap laughs, high profile entertainers and politicians openly spouting tired antisemitic tropes others making comments laced with not so subtle innuendo.” Among the most dramatic antisemitic incidents in 2022 was the January hostage standoff at Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, a suburb of Forth Worth.

Antisemitism Jewish Jews Survey Finds Antisemitic  status  jewish  rising  synagogue  2022  jews  secure  worries  united  antisemitic  antisemitism  survey  finds

History of this topic

'Tsunami of anti-Semitism' stirs fears of dark days for Jews
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Tsunami of anti-Semitism' stirs fears of dark days for Jews

Raw Story  

Surging anti-Semitism since Hamas's October 7 attack sparked the war in Gaza recalls the run-up to World War II, with fear spreading through Jewish communities worldwide, top European and US envoys warned this week. "We have seen a tsunami of anti-Semitism really rolling across Europe and the globe," said Katharina von Schnurbein, the European Commission's coordinator on combating anti-Semitism and …

Antisemitism Awareness Act and Israel: The House bill is bad for American Jews.
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Antisemitism Awareness Act and Israel: The House bill is bad for American Jews.

Slate  

Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Antisemitism Awareness Act. These include things like “denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination, e.g., by claiming that the existence of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor,” “applying double standards by requiring of it a behavior not expected or demanded of any other democratic nation,” and “drawing comparisons of …

Concerns over antisemitism rise as Jews begin observing Passover
8 months ago

Concerns over antisemitism rise as Jews begin observing Passover

NPR  

Concerns over antisemitism rise as Jews begin observing Passover Enlarge this image toggle caption Nam Y. Huh/AP Nam Y. Huh/AP During the week leading up to Passover, the website Combat Antisemitism Movement put out a list of what it called the "most shocking" anti-Semitic instances of March 2024. Among the instances it details: a Jewish man being attacked outside a …

Antisemitism is now driven by online hate that governments can’t stop
10 months, 1 week ago

Antisemitism is now driven by online hate that governments can’t stop

The Independent  

My grandmother, a Holocaust survivor, never liked talking about antisemitism. The antisemitic wave that has swept Western societies since 7 October is revealing them for what they are: polarised, internet-buffeted, weak states – struggling with the politics of mass immigration and tensions around universities. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold slogans and a placard representing an Israeli flag with a Nazi swastika inside …

Antisemitism and safety fears surge among US Jews, survey finds
10 months, 1 week ago

Antisemitism and safety fears surge among US Jews, survey finds

Associated Press  

Nearly two-thirds of American Jews feel less secure in the U.S. than they did a year ago, according to a new national survey. “This year’s study shows us very clearly that antisemitism that was really just a simmering flame is now, especially since Oct. 7, a five-alarm fire,” Ted Deutch, CEO of AJC, told The Associated Press. The survey released …

Anti-Semitism and safety fears surge among US Jews, survey finds
10 months, 1 week ago

Anti-Semitism and safety fears surge among US Jews, survey finds

Al Jazeera  

Number of American Jews who say they feel less secure in the US has jumped 22 percent from last year’s survey. The number of American Jews who say they feel less secure in the US jumped 22 percent since last year’s survey. “This year’s study shows us very clearly that anti-Semitism that was really just a simmering flame is now, …

Antisemitism and safety fears surge among U.S. Jews, survey finds
10 months, 1 week ago

Antisemitism and safety fears surge among U.S. Jews, survey finds

LA Times  

People attend a “No Fear: Rally in Solidarity with the Jewish People” event in 2021 in Washington. The American Jewish Committee released a survey Tuesday that found nearly two-thirds of American Jews feel less secure than they did a year ago. “This year’s study shows us very clearly that antisemitism that was really just a simmering flame is now, especially …

There’s a wave of new bills to define antisemitism. In these 3 states, they could become law
10 months, 3 weeks ago

There’s a wave of new bills to define antisemitism. In these 3 states, they could become law

Associated Press  

Lawmakers in more than a half-dozen U.S. states are pushing laws to define antisemitism, triggering debates about free speech and bringing complicated world politics into statehouses. “For anybody that didn’t think that anti-Zionism could cross into antisemitism, the rest of the world could see that it had,” said Democratic Rep. Esther Panitch, the only Jewish member of Georgia’s Legislature and …

Antisemitic acts have risen sharply in Belgium and France since the Israel-Hamas war began
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Antisemitic acts have risen sharply in Belgium and France since the Israel-Hamas war began

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The number of antisemitic acts registered in France and Belgium rose sharply since Hamas’ attack on Israel triggered the war in Gaza, according to figures released Thursday in both countries. In France, data from the Interior ministry and the Jewish Community Protection Service watchdog showed that 1,676 antisemitic acts were reported in 2023, compared to 436 the previous …

Antisemitic acts have risen sharply in Belgium and France since the Israel-Hamas war began
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Antisemitic acts have risen sharply in Belgium and France since the Israel-Hamas war began

LA Times  

The number of antisemitic acts registered in France and Belgium rose sharply since Hamas’ attack on Israel triggered the war in Gaza, according to figures released Thursday. In France, data from the Interior Ministry and the Jewish Community Protection Service watchdog showed that 1,676 antisemitic acts were reported in 2023, compared with 436 the previous year. According to the Council …

How antisemitism came roaring back into American life
1 year ago

How antisemitism came roaring back into American life

LA Times  

Like a plague that long lay dormant, antisemitism has sprung back to virulence in the U.S., deeply unsettling American Jews, many of whom had viewed it as a relic of past generations, destined to fade away. “I think it’s important to recognize in this moment how vulnerable and fearful many Jews feel,” UCLA political science professor Dov Waxman said in …

Thousands demonstrate against antisemitism in Berlin as Germany grapples with a rise in incidents
1 year ago

Thousands demonstrate against antisemitism in Berlin as Germany grapples with a rise in incidents

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Several thousand people demonstrated against antisemitism in Berlin on Sunday as Germany grapples with a large increase in anti-Jewish incidents following Hamas’ attack on Israel two months ago. Police estimated that around 3,200 people gathered in the rain in the German capital, while organizers put the figure at 10,000, German news agency dpa reported. A group tracking antisemitism …

Antisemitic incidents in Germany rose by 320% after Hamas attacked Israel, a monitoring group says
1 year ago

Antisemitic incidents in Germany rose by 320% after Hamas attacked Israel, a monitoring group says

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A group tracking antisemitism in Germany said Tuesday that it documented a drastic increase of antisemitic incidents in the country in the month after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7. The RIAS group said it recorded 994 incidents, which is an average of 29 incidents per day and an increase of 320% compared to the same time period …

Antisemitism is now driven by online hate that governments can’t stop
1 year, 1 month ago

Antisemitism is now driven by online hate that governments can’t stop

The Independent  

My grandmother, a Holocaust survivor, never liked talking about antisemitism. The antisemitic wave that has swept Western societies since 7 October is revealing them for what they are: polarised, internet-buffeted, weak states – struggling with the politics of mass immigration and tensions around universities. open image in gallery Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold slogans and a placard representing an Israeli flag with …

Antisemitism should be treated with same abhorrence as other racism – Dowden
1 year, 1 month ago

Antisemitism should be treated with same abhorrence as other racism – Dowden

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Oliver Dowden said he was …

Opinion: Nothing has prepared me for the antisemitism I see on college campuses now
1 year, 1 month ago

Opinion: Nothing has prepared me for the antisemitism I see on college campuses now

LA Times  

I am a 70-year-old Jewish man, but never in my life have I seen or felt the antisemitism of the last few weeks. On Friday, someone in my school posted on Instagram a picture of me with the caption, “Erwin Chemerinsky has taken an indefinite sabbatical from Berkeley Law to join the I.D.F.” Two weeks ago, at a town hall, …

Sevenfold increase in antisemitic incidents recorded in UK since Hamas attack
1 year, 2 months ago

Sevenfold increase in antisemitic incidents recorded in UK since Hamas attack

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

Jews faced most religious hate crimes in 2022, updated FBI data shows
1 year, 2 months ago

Jews faced most religious hate crimes in 2022, updated FBI data shows

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As the ongoing Israel-Hamas …

Germany saw 2,480 antisemitic incidents in 2022, monitoring group says
1 year, 5 months ago

Germany saw 2,480 antisemitic incidents in 2022, monitoring group says

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A group tracking antisemitism in Germany said Tuesday that it documented 2,480 incidents in the country last year — just under seven incidents per day on average. Such “everyday” antisemitic incidents have diverse political backgrounds and often include trivialization of the Holocaust, in which Germany’s Nazis and their henchmen murdered 6 million European Jews. The German government’s commissioner …

Antisemitic incidents on rise across US, report finds
1 year, 8 months ago

Antisemitic incidents on rise across US, report finds

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Antisemitism rose in the U.S. in 2022 and shows little sign of abating worldwide as political radicals have gained mainstream popularity, researchers said in a report released Monday. Last year’s report found that 2021 set a new high for antisemitic incidents, with the coronavirus pandemic fueling a worldwide rise in antisemitism. This year the researchers said that “2022 …

What is behind rising anti-Semitism around the world?
1 year, 8 months ago

What is behind rising anti-Semitism around the world?

Al Jazeera  

Experts tell UpFront that anti-Semitism is surging in the United States, and globally. We have witnessed mass shootings at synagogues, violent attacks on Jewish people in the streets and Jewish cemeteries desecrated. And while anti-Semitism is not new, the current social and political landscape across much of the globe has given rise to conspiracy theories, as populist leaders aim to …

Swastikas, bullhorns, guns: Antisemitic incidents in U.S. hit 43-year high, report says
1 year, 9 months ago

Swastikas, bullhorns, guns: Antisemitic incidents in U.S. hit 43-year high, report says

LA Times  

People pass by the Elat Market in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles, where two Jewish men were shot while leaving religious services in February. More than half of last year’s assaults happened in the city and most of those targeted Orthodox Jews, while other types of incidents were more widely spread out, the ADL said. Last month, videos went …

'Anti-Jewish hate is no longer operating on the fringes'
1 year, 9 months ago

'Anti-Jewish hate is no longer operating on the fringes'

Raw Story  

More than four in ten American Jews feel less safe than they did a year ago, with nearly that same number altering their behavior out of fear of antisemitism. American Jewish Committee’s State of Antisemitism in America Report for 2022 In addition, among the 36% of U.S. general population adults who have personally witnessed one or more antisemitic incidents in …

Jews and Sikhs most targeted faith groups for hate crimes in U.S.
1 year, 10 months ago

Jews and Sikhs most targeted faith groups for hate crimes in U.S.

The Hindu  

Jews and Sikhs were the two most targeted religious groups in the hate-motivated crime in the U.S. in 2021, according to the annual compilation of nationwide incidents by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Overall, law enforcement agencies reported 7,262 total incidents and 9,024 victims, demonstrating that hate crimes remain a concern for communities across the country, the FBI said. Anti-Black …

Anti-Defamation League survey finds a spike in antisemitic beliefs
1 year, 11 months ago

Anti-Defamation League survey finds a spike in antisemitic beliefs

NPR  

Anti-Defamation League survey finds a spike in antisemitic beliefs Enlarge this image toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images Brandon Bell/Getty Images The percentage of Americans who believe in a number of antisemitic tropes has spiked in the past three years, according to the results of an Anti-Defamation League survey released Thursday. The survey, which asked respondents to rate the truthfulness of …

Antisemitism Is On The Rise. Here's What You Can Do About It.
2 years ago

Antisemitism Is On The Rise. Here's What You Can Do About It.

Huff Post  

Illustration: Benjamin Currie/HuffPost; Photo: Getty Thirty-nine percent of American Jews have changed their behavior out of fear of antisemitism, according to a 2021 report by the American Jewish Committee. “We’re going to keep living our lives and building vibrant Jewish communities, but antisemitism is a virus that infects our society,” Burton said. We need to be students of each other’s …

America has an antisemitism problem and victims cannot be left to fight it alone, rabbi says
2 years, 1 month ago

America has an antisemitism problem and victims cannot be left to fight it alone, rabbi says

CNN  

CNN — The United States seems awash in antisemitism, and it isn’t just the usual suspects like the White supremacists and the avowed hatemongers. Jenna Ellis, a top adviser for Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano, said opponent and state Attorney General Josh Shapiro “is at best a secular Jew.” Questioned on this at a news conference, Mastriano let his wife, …

As antisemitism grows, so does its dangers to everyone. Here’s how you can fight against it
2 years, 1 month ago

As antisemitism grows, so does its dangers to everyone. Here’s how you can fight against it

CNN  

CNN — In the wake of the war between Israel and Hamas, antisemitic incidents in the US are on the rise. It leads to contempt for knowledge, learning, expertise.” Former US ambassador to the UN Samantha Power described it as the “canary in the coal mine.” Here are a few things that everyone can do to help fight antisemitism. Tennessee …

Germany: Over 2,700 antisemitic incidents reported in 2021
2 years, 5 months ago

Germany: Over 2,700 antisemitic incidents reported in 2021

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A group tracking antisemitism in Germany said Tuesday it documented more than 2,700 incidents in the country last year, including 63 attacks and six cases of extreme violence. The German government’s commissioner to combat antisemitism, Felix Klein, called the number of incidents — more than seven per day — frightening, but also said that “at the same time, …

Neo-Nazis, swastikas and threats: Antisemitism in Michigan
2 years, 7 months ago

Neo-Nazis, swastikas and threats: Antisemitism in Michigan

Raw Story  

Michigan had the fifth-highest number of reported antisemitic incidents in 2021, according to a new report from the Anti-Defamation League. Michigan’s incidents took place across 32 cities, including the neo-Nazi group Folksfront spread ing “extremist” propaganda all over the state, a swastika formed from wood chips in Birmingham and a Jewish restaurant owner receiving threats and anti-Israel reviews on social …

Researchers: COVID-19, Israel-Gaza war fueled antisemitism
2 years, 7 months ago

Researchers: COVID-19, Israel-Gaza war fueled antisemitism

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — The coronavrius pandemic and Israel’s overwhelming force during the Gaza war helped fuel a worldwide spike in antisemitism last year, Israeli researchers reported on Wednesday. Antisemitic events notably increased in 2021 in many countries with major Jewish populations, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Australia, the report said. Released ahead of Israel’s Holocaust Memorial …

Group reports record tally of antisemitic incidents in 2021
2 years, 7 months ago

Group reports record tally of antisemitic incidents in 2021

Associated Press  

— A Jewish civil rights organization’s annual tally of antisemitic incidents in the U.S. reached a record high last year, with a surge that coincided with an 11-day war between Israel and the Hamas militant group, according to a report released Tuesday. ADL says its audit includes incidents of harassment, vandalism or assault that incorporated “anti-Israel and/or anti-Zionism themes” if …

Nearly HALF of Jewish college students say they or someone they know have been spat on
3 years, 3 months ago

Nearly HALF of Jewish college students say they or someone they know have been spat on

Daily Mail  

Over 40% of Jewish students say they or someone they know has been physically threatened for being Jewish, according to a new survey. A staggering 95% percent of Jewish college students and recent graduates who answered the survey felt that anti-Semitism is a problem on their campuses. A new survey reveals over 40% of Jewish college students say they or …

New survey of US Jews reveals worries, strengths, divisions
3 years, 7 months ago

New survey of US Jews reveals worries, strengths, divisions

Associated Press  

A comprehensive new survey of Jewish Americans finds them increasingly worried about antisemitism, proud of their cultural heritage and sharply divided about the importance of religious observance in their lives. The impact of such worries on people’s behavior seems limited: Pew reported that the vast majority of American Jews — including those who feel less safe — say concern about …

Survey finds 45% of UK adults hold antisemitic views
3 years, 11 months ago

Survey finds 45% of UK adults hold antisemitic views

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Eleven per cent of respondents stated they believe Jews have “too much power” in …

Covid fuels highest rate of online antisemitism ever recorded, says charity
4 years ago

Covid fuels highest rate of online antisemitism ever recorded, says charity

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The first half of 2020 …

Discover Related