May 31, 2026 — Washington, D.C.
Informed by the lived experiences of 60+ experts, AJC’s Combating Antisemitism Playbook includes tailored recommendations for leaders in 13 sectors across society
In response to surging antisemitism in the United States that is increasingly violent, American Jewish Committee (AJC) today released its Combating Antisemitism Playbook, a new framework to enable leaders across society to understand, respond to, and prevent antisemitism.
Recognizing that the context surrounding antisemitism has changed dramatically and that strategies employed in the past are no longer sufficient, AJC undertook a complete overhaul of its Call to Action Against Antisemitism in America, which helped inform the U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism. Rather than revising existing guidance, AJC started from the ground up: listening to practitioners, learning from experience, and asking what every sector of society needs to know and do right now.
To build the new Combating Antisemitism Playbook, AJC convened a series of practitioner workshops bringing together more than 60 leaders from across society, including former federal officials, local and state elected leaders, law enforcement professionals, educators, scholars, technology experts, community leaders, and civil society partners. Their collective insight shaped the new AJC Playbook into a practical, coordinated approach grounded in real-world experience, resulting in the most robust, whole-of-society approach to combat contemporary antisemitism in the U.S. to date.
“The Jewish community and our allies have been asking for a proactive, visionary effort to not only scale the fight against antisemitism, but to also address it in all its contemporary forms. AJC’s Combating Antisemitism Playbook delivers exactly that,” said AJC CEO Ted Deutch. “From academia to social media and AI companies, AJC’s Playbook gives leaders across society clear, practical ways to understand, respond to, and prevent antisemitism—and in doing so, help shape and support a thriving Jewish community.”
Unveiled at the opening session of AJC Global Forum 2026, AJC’s Playbook is not a one-size-fits-all guide. Rather, in recognizing that every sector of American society has a role to play, it provides individualized roadmaps to help each of these sectors reach the same destination – a country and world that embraces and supports safe and thriving Jewish communities and upholds democratic values.
The new Playbook includes 13 tailored sets of recommendations for:
- Executive Branch
- Congress
- Local/State Government
- Law Enforcement
- Digital Platforms and Technology Companies
- Media
- Private Sector
- Allies and Interfaith and Intergroup Partners
- Education Sector
- Jewish Communities and Jewish Organizations
- Cultural, Entertainment, and Public Figures
- Research Institutions, Think Tanks, and Scholars
- National Governments and Diplomatic Officials
“Antisemitism is insidious in the way it constantly evolves, yet always finds ways to cast Jews as responsible for society’s ills. Confronting it is not solely a Jewish concern, nor can it rest on government or law enforcement alone. It demands a collective response from all of us,” said AJC Director of Antisemitism Policy Holly Huffnagle. “A decade ago, AJC developed a comprehensive strategy to confront antisemitism in Europe. In recent years, we have adapted this “whole-of-society” approach to the United States. AJC’s Playbook is more than a set of recommendations; it is the culmination of years of collaboration across sectors that offers an essential framework to fundamentally transform how democratic societies respond to this crisis.”
According to AJC’s State of Antisemitism in America Report, 70% of U.S. adults say antisemitism is a problem in the U.S. today and nine in 10 believe that it is a problem that affects society as a whole and that everyone is responsible for combating it. AJC’s Playbook reflects that shared responsibility and is designed to not only address antisemitism today, but to help shape a new future in which communities work together to rebuild trust, strengthen civic bonds, and ensure that America remains a place where people of all backgrounds can live safely and participate fully.
During AJC Global Forum 2026, the conference’s 2,000 participants from more than 70 countries will have the opportunity to dive deeper into the Combating Antisemitism Playbook in various breakout sessions. Before bringing this resource back to their home communities, they will travel to Capitol Hill to meet with policy makers and share key insights and recommendations on how lawmakers and leaders across the country can combat this hate, together.
American Jewish Committee (AJC) is the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, creating trusted partnerships with leaders around the world to ensure Jews and Israel are safe and thriving. Through 40 offices and dozens of partnerships with Jewish communities worldwide, AJC engages leaders in more than 110 countries, empowering those in government, education, partner communities, and the private sector to counter antisemitism and act as allies. For more, please visit www.ajc.org.
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