AJC has just released a ground-breaking national survey of American Jews, assessing their perceptions of and experiences with antisemitism. Nearly nine out of ten American Jews (88%) said antisemitism is a problem in the U.S. today.
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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AJC Op-Ed in Atlanta Journal-Constitution: A year after hate crime, antisemitism’s still common
How to Fight Antisemitism’s Resurgence in Europe
Antisemitism is sometimes compared to a virus. While we can’t eliminate it, we at least know how to keep it under control. But what if we’re wrong? What if, like a virus, antisemitism has developed a new strain, unresponsive to all the traditional treatments?
American Jews on Antisemitism in America: Insights from AJC’s Landmark Survey
Comprehensive analysis of the AJC 2019 Survey of American Jews on Antisemitism in America, written by Avi Mayer, AJC Managing Director of Global Communications.
AJC Op-Ed on Fox News: Antisemitism in the US is real – It's time to recognize this reality and take action
The AJC national poll on the topic of antisemitism confirms that confronting this continually evolving evil in American society requires urgent attention by American leadership and society in general.
AJC Op-Ed in Chicago Tribune: Jews increasingly see discrimination and danger in U.S. culture. The rest of America must listen.
When AJC undertook the largest and most comprehensive survey of American Jews ever on the topic of antisemitism in the United States, we discovered amazing agreement across Jews of different ages, political affiliations, and religious orientations.
AJC Op-Ed in USA Today: Tree of Life anniversary: American Jews see rising anti-Semitism in alarming new survey
This survey represents the largest and most comprehensive examination ever of American Jews’ experiences and perceptions of antisemitism. Its alarming findings should serve as a wakeup call—and a call to action. Please read the analysis by Avi Mayer, AJC Managing Director of Global Communications on USA Today.
UN Finally Confronts Antisemitism As A Human Rights Problem
When Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, released his 2019 annual report to the UN General Assembly, my organization, AJC, called it historic. It is the first UN human rights report wholly dedicated to antisemitism.
Four ways for all Americans to keep antisemitism from becoming the new normal
Antisemitism endangers not only Jews but the societies in which they live. Thankfully, this American society is not prepared to be passive in the face of antisemitism and other forms of hate.
BDS is Antisemitic
Is the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel antisemitic? Not everybody seems to understand that when the world’s only Jewish state is singled out for de-legitimisation and worse, we are dealing with the latest mutation of the world’s perhaps oldest hatred.
EU’s Grim Focus on Younger European Jews
The latest European Union report on antisemitism begins with a stark warning. “These findings make for grim reading,” writes Michael O’Flaherty, director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), in the foreword.
Donald Trump and the Polarization
These are hard times for those who reject the polarization of public discourse. Not only in the U.S.A., but also in Germany, there is practically no room left for nuance and differentiation.
Antisemitism: France's experience must serve as a warning for Germany
Since antisemitism is symptomatic of a greater societal malaise, it should be made clear that antisemitism is not a "Jewish" problem, but a hatred that eats away at the foundations of our society. In this fight, nothing less than the future of an open, liberal, Europe is at stake.
Antisemitism at German Editors’ Desks
An erosion of the post-war consensus on antisemitism in the Federal Republic of Germany is well underway, and Der Spiegel, the leading weekly German news magazine, is not helping.
Hezbollah Is a Terrorist Organization and a Threat to Europe
The deadly 2012 attack in Burgas, killing five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian Muslim bus driver, was a clear case that should have moved the EU to designate Hezbollah, in its entirety, a terrorist organization. To this day, it hasn’t happened.
Assessing French Jewish Opinion
A new AJC survey of French Jews is both enlightening and disturbing. A majority of Jews in France have both personally experienced antisemitism in their own country and believe that their government is not effectively combating antisemitism.
Don't Choose Comfort Over Free Speech
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.”
Prioritize Antisemitism
Redoubling efforts to identify concrete measures to effectively confront this menace and to begin to reduce the numbers of antisemitic incidents must be a joint and urgent US-Europe priority.
Tying Cohen to white supremacy is a reckless generalization
Antisemitism, like other forms of bigotry, flourishes where reckless generalizations about a people are treated as truths.
Why Challenging Rep. Omar Matters
We criticized Rep. Omar because we will always denounce antisemitism.
