Understanding Antisemitism in the United States

Key Findings:

-Despite skyrocketing antisemitism in the United States, hatred of Jewish people, or antisemitism, isn’t of great concern to most cohorts. They are more concerned by hate directed at other minority groups. 

-Familiarity with the term antisemitism is generally low. We cannot assume people know what the term means.

-Most cohorts are most likely to understand antisemitism as acts of violence or discrimination toward Jews or Holocaust-related references. There is little sense of how anti-Israel rhetoric or actions can be antisemitic.

-Encourage people to take small steps such as pausing before sharing antisemitic content or something that could be antisemitic or liking a post that pushes back on antisemitism.

-Seeing friends, family, Holocaust survivors, faith leaders or civil rights leader doing these things can be very powerful.