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, philosemitism, the Working Definition of Antisemitism, white supremacists, holocaust distortion, conspiracy theories, and more.
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The Working Definition of Antisemitism
We need to define it to fight it. Here’s why a standard understanding of antisemitism is critical.
AJC’s Translate Hate Glossary
AJC's Translate Hate interactive glossary empowers you to identify, expose, and report antisemitism.
Disrupt Antisemitism: AJC Invests in New Ideas to Fight Hate
Through Disrupt Antisemitism, American Jewish Committee (AJC) is empowering young American Jews to develop bold ideas to take on antisemitism locally, nationally, or virtually.
10 Tough Questions on Antisemitism Explained
What are the origins and sources of antisemitism, 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.
Hate Cannot Hold Us Hostage: A Muslim-Jewish Call to Solidarity
As Muslims and Jews committed to our communities and our country, we stand in partnership to condemn the heinous act of targeted violence at the Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas.
Poland Reappoints American Jewish Committee’s Andrew Baker to Key OSCE Post on Antisemitism
For the 14th consecutive year, Rabbi Andrew Baker, AJC’s Director of International Jewish Affairs, will serve as Personal Representative on Combating Antisemitism for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Baker’s appointment was announced by Zbigniew Rau, Poland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, who assumed the post of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office this month.
Normalization of Holocaust Parallels In COVID Era
The misuse of Holocaust terminology and images has attained disturbing acceptance and respectability during the gravest global public health crisis in a century. Many opposed to wearing masks, getting vaccines and other measures to prevent the spread of the deadly virus have willfully accepted and are promoting a narrative that such steps are akin to what the Nazi regime did in Germany. Without any regard for historical truths, some elected officials, candidates for political office, and media personalities have been amplifying Holocaust equivalences.
Joint JCRC, ADL and American Jewish Committee Statement on DCPS Holocaust Education Incident
Leaders of the JCRC of Greater Washington, the ADL Washington, D.C., and American Jewish Committee (AJC) met Monday evening with Dr. Lewis Ferebee, Chancellor of the DC Public Schools, and Rev. Thomas Bowen, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Religious Affairs, to discuss the horrific incident at Watkins Elementary School involving a school librarian who allegedly instructed third grade students to reenact the elements of the Holocaust.
The Zionism = Racism Lie Isn’t Over
By revoking resolution 3379, the UN determined that Zionism is not a form of racism, a determination it has not made regarding any other national movement. Clearly, this has been a setback for those seeking to use the UN as a platform to advance their extreme anti-Israel agenda. Will they learn from this experience and act differently in the future? Sadly, Israel’s adversaries have not relented.
The Disrupters of Antisemitism - AJC Advocacy Anywhere
AJC’s Disrupt Antisemitism Incubator awarded $50,000 to five young American Jews who have developed bold ideas to take on Jew-hatred locally, nationally, or virtually. Join two of the young and innovative award winners who are confronting a climate of antisemitism and anti-Zionism for an in-depth conversation.
For Me, Hanukkah Has Been A Symbol Of Freedom. This Year, I’m Thinking About Antisemitism
We are at a critical moment in history. Antisemitism is becoming normalized within mainstream society. Ignorance, apathy, and hate all contribute to the spread of antisemitism, and have found fertile ground amid a global health crisis, rising economic uncertainty, growing political divides, declining American leadership abroad, and a massive shift in how people engage online.
Action Not Apathy: Shine a Light on Antisemitism - AJC Advocacy Anywhere
Recent years have seen rising antisemitism on our streets, in our schools, on our college campuses, and expressed by elected officials across the political spectrum. In that spirit, please watch this in-depth discussion on how to combat rising Jew-hatred in the United States.
Hanukkah 2021: Fighting Antisemitism –Here Are 8 Rays Of Hope
Antisemitism in the United States is rising. American Jewish Committee’s (AJC) newest annual report on antisemitism revealed that, in the last 12 months, 24% of American Jews were personally targeted by antisemitism and 41% of U.S. adults have witnessed an antisemitic incident. Yet we also must see the data from the 2021 report as a beacon. It illuminates the problem so we can work toward solutions. In the spirit of Hanukkah, dedication and hope are required to counter antisemitism.
Antisemitism Is Rising As Education About The Holocaust Declines
In mobilizing all sectors of Texas society to fight antisemitism, it is critical to ensure that memory of the Holocaust is preserved and, importantly, that knowledge about the Nazi-organized murder of 6 million Jews is commonplace.
Hillel, AJC to Bring Together University Leaders to Discuss Antisemitism and Improve Campus Climate for Jewish Students
Hillel International and American Jewish Committee (AJC), in collaboration with the American Council on Education (ACE), will bring together college and university leaders from across the United States for a two-day summit on the unprecedented increase in antisemitic activity and the marginalization of Jewish students on campus. The February summit will be hosted by New York University.
American Jewish Committee Awards $50,000 to Programs by Young Jews to Disrupt U.S. Antisemitism
A satirical news show and an interfaith coalition of high school students dedicated to fighting hate are among the winning projects from the groundbreaking American Jewish Committee (AJC) Disrupt Antisemitism initiative, the first incubator to fund innovative ideas by young American Jews to combat antisemitism. “Bold new ideas are critical to combat the growing threats to Jews in the U.S.,” said Meggie Wyschogrod Fredman, Director of AJC’s Alexander Young Leadership Department. “The creative thinking of Jewish innovators will help the rising generation of American Jews lead us in fighting hate.”
In Defense of Antisemitism Data
The Forward published a piece challenging the American Jewish Committee’s newly-released 2021 State of Antisemitism in America report — the largest and most comprehensive surveys of American Jews and the general public ever conducted on the subject, carried out by one of America’s leading opinion research firms — and accusing AJC of intentionally misrepresenting its findings to promote a sinister agenda. But the piece is itself rife with misrepresentations, cherrypicked quotes, and other curiosities, all seemingly intended to undermine an invaluable piece of research and support a deeply flawed thesis.
There Was An Antisemitic Incident On My Campus, And It’s Not OK
I study antisemitism professionally. I can find it on the Internet with ease. But it’s awful to witness it firsthand. If campus administrators are serious about taking action to combat antisemitism, they should initiate compulsory education about the subject for students, beginning with incoming freshmen. It could be added to existing training addressing unconscious bias or the importance of celebrating diversity.
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.
When is Jewish lobby antisemitic?
See when Jewish lobby is antisemitic in AJC's Translate Hate Glossary.
