Some excerpts from the new AJC report (how reliable are they?):
The AJC survey of American Jews found 41% of Jewish respondents consider the status of Jews in the U.S. less secure than a year ago, up from AJC’s 2021 report when 31% gave that answer.
There is also broad recognition that antisemitism is not just a problem for Jews to deal with. Nine in 10 of both American Jews (89%) and the U.S. general public (91%) agree antisemitism affects American society as a whole.
At the same time, however, 48% of Jews and 34% of the general population believe antisemitism is taken less seriously than other forms of hate and bigotry.
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One in four Jews (26%) were the target of antisemitism in 2022. Of these individuals, 20% reported being the target of antisemitic remarks in person and 13% say they were targeted online or on social media.
Thirty-eight percent of all Jewish respondents reported that they have altered their behavior at least once in the past year due to fears of antisemitism: 27% avoided posting content online that would enable others to identify them as Jewish or reveal their views on Jewish issues; 23% avoided wearing or displaying things that might enable others to identify them as Jewish; and 16% avoided certain places, events, or situations due to concerns about their safety or comfort as Jews.
The 2022 AJC survey also asked about Jewish confidence in law enforcement addressing antisemitism. Among Jewish adults overall, 63% say law enforcement is effective in responding to the needs of the Jewish community. Younger Jewish adults are less likely than their older counterparts to have confidence in law enforcement. Among 18–29-year-old Jews, 48% say law enforcement is very or somewhat effective, compared with 67% of U.S. Jews age 30 or older. Among Orthodox Jews, 65% say law enforcement is effective, a sharp decrease from 81% in 2021; the results are unchanged for other denominations and secular Jews.
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To gauge how Jews have altered their behavior on college campuses, new questions were asked of current college students or those who have been students in the past two years, as well as of the parents of current and recent students. Just over a third (36%) have avoided or experienced at least one of the following: 26% say they experienced difficulty taking time off from class or were told they could not miss class for the Jewish holidays; 21% say they avoided wearing or carrying things that identify them as Jewish; and 18% said they have felt uncomfortable or unsafe at a campus event because they are Jewish.
The 2022 survey asked U.S. Jews for the first time about their experiences in the workplace. For employed American Jews, 33% say they have avoided or experienced at least one of the following issues this past year: 22% say they avoided expressing their views on Israel; 10% say they avoided wearing or displaying something that would identify them as Jewish; 10% had trouble taking time off work for the Jewish holidays; and 8% say they felt unsafe or uncomfortable in their workplace because of their Jewish identity.
Continue reading on AJC here…
