No matter one’s take on comedian Dave Chappelle’s jokes about antisemitism during his most recent SNL monologue, it’s important to understand why some of his lines were problematic.
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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What Dave Chappelle’s SNL Monologue Got Right and Wrong About Kanye, Kyrie, and Antisemitism in America
14 Essential and Timely Resources on Antisemitism For American Jews and Allies of the Jewish Community
AJC created a suite of resources and action items to help those inside and outside the Jewish community better understand and combat the antisemitic hatred on display in American society in recent weeks.
Deconstructing NBA Star Kyrie Irving’s Antisemitic Uproar
Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving refuses to apologize for tweeting a link to a movie riddled with dangerous antisemitic conspiracy theories to his 4.6 million followers.
Take Action: 6 Ways to Combat Antisemitism after Kanye West’s Remarks
The fight against Jew-hatred doesn’t end with the rapper’s antisemitic tropes and conspiracies. There is more work to be done to combat the world’s oldest hatred. Here are six ways you can take action now.
5 of Kanye West’s Antisemitic Remarks, Explained
What did Kanye West say about the Jews? Kanye's antisemitism has run rampant. He has posted antisemitic tropes on his social media accounts, shared antisemitic conspiracy theories, and later, on social media, threatened violence against Jews. Learn more about what Kanye is saying about the antisemitism meaning and why people hate Jews.
Top 5 Takeaways from AJC’s Call to Action Against Antisemitism
The release of AJC’s Call to Action Against Antisemitism: A Society-Wide Nonpartisan Guide for America seeks to mobilize and unite American leadership in all sectors of society to understand, respond to, and prevent antisemitism.
Anti-Zionism Doesn’t Fit the Passover Story
While Passover traditions have evolved through time, most are organized around the same ritual...
Understanding the Origins of Antisemitism
When you think about the antisemitism definition, if you're asking why are Jews hated, or what is antisemitism, it's vital to look back at the historical progression of the world’s most ancient hatred.
10 Tough Questions on Antisemitism Explained
What are the origins and sources of antisemitism, what is the antisemitism definition, what does it look like today, and what does Israel have to do with it? Here are the answers to 10 tough questions about Jew-hatred and a look at "why people hate Jews."
Top 4 Takeaways from AJC’s Antisemitism in America Report
Here are the top four takeaways from the most comprehensive parallel surveys of American Jews and the U.S. general public on their perceptions and experiences of antisemitism in the U.S.
Antisemitism Behind the Numbers: Four Stories About What It's Like to Be Jewish in America in 2021
The State of Antisemitism in America Report 2021 released on October 25 by American Jewish Committee (AJC) found that one out of every four Jews (24%) encountered antisemitism in the last 12 months. Four Jews shared their story.
The State of Antisemitism in America 2021: Comparing American Jews and the General Public
View a comparison of The State of Antisemitism in America 2021: AJC's Survey of American Jews and The State of Antisemitism in America 2021: AJC's Survey of the General Public.
The State of Antisemitism in America 2021: AJC's Survey of the General Public
AJC’s 2021 Survey of the General Public on Antisemitism, conducted by the research company SSRS, provides a unique opportunity to understand the impact of rising Jew-hatred in America. View the results here.
The State of Antisemitism in America 2021: AJC's Survey of American Jews
The State of Antisemitism in America 2021: Survey of American Jews, conducted by the research company SSRS, provides a unique opportunity to understand the impact of rising Jew-hatred in America. View the results here.
The Durban Diaries with an Introduction by AJC's Simone Rodan Benzaquen
This powerful narrative, with an incisive introduction by AJC's Simone Rodan Benzaquen, recounts in searing detail the experience of Jewish student advocates who attended the 2001 World Conference against Racism in Durban, South Africa and experienced first-hand the virulent hatred and demonization of Jews for which that conference has become notorious. Its vivid description of the force and impact on Jewish participants that resulted from the rampant antisemitic displays at the conference's NGO Forum make it a powerful story of the potential for left-wing antisemitism, if left unchecked, to corrupt and undermine interfaith and intergroup solidarity movements and efforts to promote respect for the human rights of vulnerable groups.
Meet the French Philosopher Who Forecast Durban, New Antisemitism
AJC Managing Director of Europe Simone Rodan-Benzaquen recently sat down with Pierre-André Taguieff, author of The New Judeophobia, the first book published in France to grasp the scope of what happened in Durban.
7 Ways Some Anti-Israel Protests Have Spread Antisemitism
Here are eight antisemitic terms, tropes, and themes that pervaded anti-Israel protests in May 2021 and again in the Israel-Hamas War in October 2023 that have made life more dangerous for Jews in America.
Fighting Antisemitism in the U.S.: 8 Lessons from AJC Europe’s Simone Rodan-Benzaquen
Here are eight lessons Americans can learn from Europe’s experience with intensifying antisemitism, according to Simone Rodan-Benzaquen, Managing Director of Paris-based AJC Europe.
People of the Pod: “I Will Never Forget That Day”: Poway’s Mayor on the Second Anniversary of the Chabad Shooting
On April 27, 2019, in the middle of Passover, a white supremacist burst through the doors of a Chabad synagogue in Poway, California and opened fire, killing congregant Lori Gilbert-Kaye and injuring three others. As we approach the second anniversary of the shooting, we speak to Mayor Steve Vaus, a Grammy-winning country music singer, who was serving his first term as Poway’s mayor at the time.
Translate the Hate: The Rise of Six Antisemitic Terms in 2020
Six antisemitic terms and tropes invented or given new life during the lockdown have been added to American Jewish Committee’s Translate Hate glossary.
