In Philadelphia, we are all too aware of how antisemitism has affected Jews, especially since Oct. 7, when Hamas terrorists attacked Israel and slaughtered more than 1,200 innocent civilians and kidnapped 240 men, women, children and babies.
One in five U.S. Jews reported that local businesses where they live have been the target of antisemitism in the past five years, revealed AJC's State of Antisemitism in America 2023 Report. To dive deeper into this trend, we spoke with Adam Deutsch whose storefront was sprayed painted with the words “genocide supporters.”
AJC CEO Ted Deutch and Holly Huffnagle, AJC’s U.S. Director for Combating Antisemitism, discuss the impact of antisemitism on the lives of American Jews including those on college campuses.
The American public is waking up to antisemitism here at home with nearly three-quarters (74%) now saying antisemitism is a problem in the U.S., up from 68% in 2022, and 60% in 2021.