What You Need to Know About Antisemitism in America 2021

AJC's The State of Antisemitism in America 2021

American Jewish Committee’s annual State of Antisemitism in America report, released on October 25, 2021, includes the largest-ever surveys of American Jews and the U.S. general public on antisemitism in America. The report shows deep anxiety among American Jews and divergent views among the general public about the severity of antisemitism in the United States. Parallel surveys of American Jews and the U.S. general public provide a unique opportunity to understand the impact of rising Jew-hatred in America.

Use the links below to view the report results of each survey, a comparison between the two surveys, AJC’s analysis, and AJC resources to combat antisemitism. Find the full report at AJC.org/AntisemitismReport2021.

AJC State of Antisemitism in American 2021
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.
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AJC's The State of Antisemitism in America 2021
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.
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AJC The State of Antisemitism in America 2021
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.
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Hate Is On The Rise: Antisemitism Surges On America's Far Left and Far Right
The time has come for Americans of all backgrounds and persuasions to realize that antisemitism is multifaceted and multiform, and that no group or community is immune to it. Our leaders must denounce antisemitism even – especially – when it manifests in their own political camps. Only after antisemitism is tackled resolutely, no matter its form and source, can we have any hope of eradicating it.
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The State of Antisemitism in America 2021: Insights and Analysis
The 2021 State of Antisemitism in America report is based on two parallel surveys, of American Jews and of the U.S. general public. Majorities of both American Jews and the U.S. general public agree that antisemitism is a problem in America, though to differing extents. While 90% of American Jews believe antisemitism is either a very serious problem (40%) or somewhat of a problem (50%), that number drops to 60% among the general public, with 21% saying it is a very serious problem and 39% saying it is somewhat of a problem.
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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.
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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.
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The State of Antisemitism in America - AJC Advocacy Anywhere
On October 25, ahead of the third anniversary of the Pittsburgh synagogue attack, American Jewish Committee (AJC) released its State of Antisemitism in America 2021 report based on new national polling of the U.S. Jewish and general adult populations. Join Avi Mayer, AJC Managing Director, Public Affairs and Senior Spokesperson, and Holly Huffnagle, AJC U.S. Director for Combating Antisemitism, in conversation with Chief Field Operations Officer Melanie Maron Pell, for an in-depth analysis of the report’s findings and what they mean for efforts to combat antisemitism in America.
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What You Need to Know About the Largest Survey Ever on Antisemitism in the U.S.
Receive an in-depth look at the American Jewish Committee’s just-released State of Antisemitism in America 2021 report, which includes the largest-ever surveys of American Jews and the United States general public on antisemitism. Listen as Avi Mayer, AJC’s Managing Director of Public Affairs and Senior Spokesperson, and Holly Huffnagle, AJC’s U.S. Director for Combating Antisemitism, break down the report’s findings and discuss what Americans should do to confront the normalization of Jew-hatred.
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Antisemitism in America: Video Series
Based on results from AJC’s State of Antisemitism in America 2021 report, American Jewish Committee (AJC) released a series of powerful videos raising awareness of the impact of rising antisemitism in the United States. 
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Now’s The time To Face Persistent Antisemitism Head-On
Over the past 12 months in Atlanta, we have seen rising antisemitism on our streets, in our schools and expressed by elected officials across the political spectrum. It has been demonstrated by Holocaust distortion, swastikas scrawled in schools, references to Jewish power and remarks labeling Israel a racist and Nazi-like state. That might help explain why 90% of American Jews believe antisemitism is a problem in the United States and why 82% say it has increased over the past five years, according to the 2021 American Jewish Committee State of Antisemitism in America Report.
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Focus Needs To Be Maintained On US Antisemitism
The outpouring of empathy from Americans of all faiths, ethnicities and ages following the murder of 11 Jewish worshipers at Tree of Life Congregation Shabbat services on October 27, 2018, was heartening. But the attention to Jewish concerns about endless antisemitism, even after additional fatal attacks in Poway, Monsey and Jersey City, turned out to be more transient than enduring.
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American Jewish Committee Releases 2021 “State of Antisemitism in America Report”
American Jewish Committee (AJC) today released its 2021 State of Antisemitism in America report based on new national polling of the U.S. Jewish and general adult populations. The surveys, the largest and most comprehensive of their kind ever conducted, confirm that hatred of Jews remains a severe problem in the United States, requiring urgent attention—and that American Jews and the U.S. general public view the problem very differently.
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Take Action to Combat Antisemitism
Urge all members of Congress to make countering antisemitism a priority
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The State of Antisemitism in America 2021 Downloadable PDF
Full results from American Jewish Committee’s 2021 State of Antisemitism in America report. AJC’s annual Antisemitism in America report includes the largest-ever surveys of American Jews and the U.S. general public on antisemitism in America. The report shows deep anxiety among American Jews and divergent views among the general public about the severity of antisemitism in the United States. Download the results here.
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