In classrooms across the country, conversations feel more charged and the air is tense. Global conflicts and domestic affairs are impacting even benign topics. As those conversations have become more politically charged, some teachers have begun to question whether it is even possible to teach seminal works like Elie Wiesel’s Holocaust memoir “Night” without the discussion veering into present-day politics.
Everything You Need to Know About Antisemitism
Antisemitism is a tangible threat to Jews and the very fabric of democratic societies. American Jewish Committee (AJC), with a global presence, works every day to combat Jew-hatred through global diplomacy, political advocacy, coalition building, and strategic communications.
The resources below include key insights on antisemitism including the connection between antisemitism and anti-Zionism, antisemitism from the far-right, the far-left, and in the name of Islam. It also includes explanations of philosemitism, the Working Definition of Antisemitism, white supremacists, Holocaust distortion, conspiracy theories, and more.
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Teaching 'Night' In a Charged Moment
Antisemitism Still Plagues America's Jewish Communities
History shows that rising antisemitism often coincides with broader societal polarization, extremism, and declining trust in democratic institutions. In 2025, majorities of both American Jews and the general public report less confidence in the way American democracy is functioning than they did five years ago. Hatred left unchallenged rarely stays contained.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill Must Act to Define Antisemitism in New Jersey
The IHRA definition is the most widely accepted and adopted tool for defining and identifying antisemitism worldwide and throughout the Jewish community. Recognizing antisemitism is the first necessary step to combating it and New Jersey’s adoption of this tool would have immeasurably strengthened our state's efforts to protect our Jewish communities.
Jewish New Yorkers Are Changing How They Live--That Should Alarm All of Us
Antisemitism is not a Jewish problem. It is a New York City problem. When a student threatens mass violence against Jews, when a synagogue becomes a target, when people are assaulted on the subway because of who they are — that is an attack on the city’s core values and our way of life.
Words Have Consequences, Especially When You Are Jewish
Jews in America had long been insulated from violent antisemitism. It was something that happened elsewhere. Then, the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue massacre in Pittsburgh where 11 people were murdered changed that and precipitated hundreds of incidents in which Jews have been targeted simply for being Jewish.
Texas Jews Live in Fear
While many incidents at Jewish institutions don’t involve physical threats — graffiti and anonymous threats are more prevalent — they are unsettling, nonetheless. While my Jewish friends and neighbors remain fiercely proud to be Jewish, some have told me they often feel compelled, when they are out in public, to choose between their personal safety and their proud Jewish identity.
Jews Should Not Have to Hide Their Pride
Americans who know someone Jewish are more likely to recognize antisemitism, understand it and respond when they encounter it. In my work as AJC’s Detroit community director, I have seen firsthand the impact these relationships and conversations make in helping the broader community understand the fear and vulnerability many American Jews face today.
Antisemitism Battle Is Not for Jews to Fight Alone. Our Allies are Essential
It has been more than 60 years since the Roman Catholic Church issued “Nostra Aetate,” the groundbreaking document that rejected collective Jewish responsibility for the death of Jesus. By dispensing with two millennia of dogma that Jews were Christ-killers, the church ushered in a new era of what Pope Leo XIV has called a “precious dialogue” between the two faiths, one that remains robust to this day. That is especially important for the Jewish people, who cannot have too many allies at a time when a wave of antisemitism shows no sign of easing. American Jewish Committee’s newly released State of Antisemitism in America 2025 Report highlights why that matters more than ever.
AJC CEO Ted Deutch Op-Ed in the New York Post: State of Antisemitism in America 2025
Conspiracy theories and misinformation are eroding trust, stoking hate and tearing at the very fabric of our society, often with tragic consequences. At American Jewish Committee, we’re seeing those consequences up close — and our new report on “The State of Antisemitism in America,” out Tuesday, reveals how these divisions are affecting the Jewish community, and us all.
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Memory Must Lead to Action
The Holocaust was the ultimate manifestation of what is often called the world’s oldest hatred. But antisemitism did not disappear with the defeat of Nazi Germany. Today, it is again rising at alarming levels across the U.S., Europe and beyond, fueled by conspiracy theories, online radicalization, extremist ideologies and the dangerous search for scapegoats during times of social and political anxiety.
Growing Up Jewish in Mississippi: Optimism and Hope Amid the Hate
It has been 25 years since I lived in Jackson, Mississippi, and whenever someone finds out I’m Jewish and from there, their first response is usually, Wait, there are Jews in Mississippi?
I am proud to always answer yes.
I am proud to always answer yes.
South Florida Jews Know “Never Again” Isn’t a Slogan. It’s a Responsibility
Antisemitism rarely begins with mass violence. It starts with words — with stereotypes repeated, lies left unchallenged and hatred minimized or excused. It grows when leaders hesitate to name it clearly, when societies look away and moral clarity gives way to moral relativism.
AJC CEO Calls for Jewish Organizations to Unify Over Communal Security
Following the terrorist attack at a Sydney, Australia, Hanukkah event in which 15 people were killed, American Jewish Committee CEO Ted Deutch said that it is critical for Jewish communal organizations to join together around a campaign to protect the Jewish community worldwide and win over allies in that fight.
Call Out Antisemitism For What It Is
I work in New York for the American Jewish Committee, the organization that hosted the Washington event where two Israeli Embassy staff—Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky—were murdered on May 21. The shooting was targeted; exactly the kind of nightmare the Jewish community quietly prepares for but prays never happens.
Mayor-Elect Mamdani's Biggest Test: Protecting NY's Jewish Community
How did we get to a place where Jews in New York City are targeted for a conflict thousands of miles away? Sadly, antisemitism has skyrocketed globally since the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks. Local Jewish communities have become the punching bag for lashing out on anti-Israel sentiments.
Renaming Herzog Park in Dublin Would Be an Act of Erasure Against Ireland's Jews
The proposal that Dublin City Council rename Herzog Park – honoring my grandfather, Chaim Herzog, sixth president of Israel and a proud Irish man – and to consider renaming it “Free Palestine Park” is not a gesture of solidarity. It is an act of erasure.
Opinion: Cincinnati Jewish community has been resolute since Oct. 7 attack on Israel
Jews have been resilient since the time of Abraham. We lean into one another, find ways to persist, and support the community around us. That’s our story, before and after Oct. 7
A Letter to Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani
As the city’s highest elected official, your words will carry weight across every neighborhood and beyond the city’s limits. They can calm tensions, or inflame them.
Why October 7 Still Matters Two Years after Hamas Attack Against Israel
Many Jewish people now hide their identity, removing symbols like the Star of David, sometimes because they fear for their safety, other times because they’ve been told it might “offend” someone. We’ve seen vandalism, property destruction, boycotts of Jewish-owned businesses and threats.
The Questions the American Jewish Community Must Ask in the Face of Rampant Antisemitism
For those spending time in Jewish communal convenings or spaces with Jewish funders, there’s a question you are nearly guaranteed to hear: If we have so many organizations fighting antisemitism, why do we still have so much of it?
