American Jewish Committee’s society-wide nonpartisan guide to addressing antisemitism for America that provides U.S. leadership in all sectors of society with the knowledge and tools to understand, respond to, and prevent antisemitism.
The numbers don’t lie: AJC’s State of Antisemitism in America 2024 Report revealed that 93% of Jewish respondents believe antisemitism is a problem in the U.S. The majority also feel less safe. Seventy seven percent of American Jews feel less safe as a Jewish person in the U.S. because of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks against Israel. More than seven in 10 American Jews (73%) say that Jews in the United States are less secure compared to a year ago, and over half (56%) of American Jews changed their behavior in at least one way out of fear of antisemitism. When societies cannot protect their Jewish populations, they often fail to protect their democracy as well.
Antisemitism is not just a problem for the Jewish community to address. According to AJC’s Report, nine in 10 Americans, Jewish and non-Jewish, believe antisemitism is a problem that affects society as a whole; everyone is responsible for combating it. What follows is a Call to Action Against Antisemitism in America that provides leaders in all sectors of society with the knowledge and tools to understand, respond to, and prevent antisemitism. And finally, because rising antisemitism is also a global threat, AJC, as the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, issued a Global Call to Action Against Antisemitism, signed by 47 Jewish communities from around the world to mobilize and empower leaders to take bold action to counter antisemitism.
To combat antisemitism, one must understand it. AJC’s State of Antisemitism in America 2024 Report revealed 30% of Americans are not familiar with the term antisemitism or know what it means.
When antisemitism occurs, we all bear the responsibility to decry it. When everyone uses their voices to push antisemitism and those who espouse it to the fringes of society, America becomes a safer place not only for Jews, but for all.
Responding to the complex nature of this hatred requires a multi-pronged approach. AJC’s Call to Action Against Antisemitism in America calls for all facets of society to mobilize and unite to combat anti-Jewish hate.
Learn more about how you can understand, respond, and prevent antisemitism.