Articles by Robert Leikind

In the aftermath of World War II, American Jews experienced a degree of social acceptance and security that has few parallels in Jewish history. However, the American Jewish Committee’s State of Antisemitism in America 2025 Report shows things have changed.

In the aftermath of World War II, Jews enjoyed a period of acceptance and safety that has had few precedents in Jewish history. There is mounting evidence, however, that this golden age of American Jewish life may be coming to an end. There is also evidence here in New England and across the country that good people are joining with the Jewish community to fight back. 

Israel is a small country. At its widest, it is only 60 miles. Missiles can easily blanket the country. Millions of Israelis are sadly accustomed to going into the safe rooms of their homes to weather missile attacks. The weekend assaults, however, introduce a new level of danger. Israel will feel compelled to act and protect its people, but also its future.

Even as hate-fueled anti-Asian rhetoric became commonplace and fear spread through Asian American communities, the danger was invisible to most Americans. Why? Two recent American Jewish Committee surveys concerning antisemitism in the United States may shed some light on this question.

Williams College has been ranked the country's top liberal arts college, but its sterling reputation was recently tarnished. The College Council, the campus student government, denied the Williams Initiative for Israel (WIFI) certification as a “registered student organization.”

Antisemitism, like other forms of bigotry, flourishes where reckless generalizations about a people are treated as truths.

Over the last decade, a number of mainline Protestant Churches, including some with a significant presence in New England, have adopted resolutions harshly critical of Israel. During the summer two more were passed by the United Church of Christ and the Disciples of Christ.