A new survey by the American Jewish Committee (AJC) found that roughly one-third of American Jews were targets of antisemitic incidents in 2025, underscoring a troubling “new normal” following the Oct. 7 attacks.
The figure showed no change from the previous year, suggesting that levels of harassment and discrimination have plateaued rather than improved. The survey, conducted from Sept. 26 to Oct. 9, also found that 55 percent of respondents avoided certain activities out of fear, including skipping events or refraining from wearing visible Jewish symbols.
“Things aren’t getting markedly better,” said Ted Deutch, AJC’s chief executive. “We can’t accept this as a baseline, and America shouldn’t accept that.”
More than two-thirds of respondents said Jews in the United States were less secure than a year ago. Many cited recent high-profile attacks, including the arson at the home of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, as contributing to feelings of insecurity.
For the first time, the survey also measured views of President Donald Trump’s response to antisemitism. About two-thirds disapproved, with sharp partisan divides between Jewish Democrats and Republicans.
The findings come amid debate within the Jewish community over how best to respond. Political theorist Yoram Hazony has criticized existing advocacy efforts, while columnist Bret Stephens has urged greater focus on strengthening Jewish life.
Deutch rejected framing the issue as a choice between security and community-building. “We don’t have the luxury of choosing one or the other,” he said, calling the report a warning not only for Jews, but for American society as a whole.
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Mayor Mamdani is correct. Islamophobia has no place in our City.
Baloney. Only secular intermarried and reform Jews seem to have a problem. They are on the colleges and are confronted with non Jewish friends. We orthodox dont have much of a problem. When was the last time someone bothered you because you wear tzitzahs or a streimel. Fifty years ago America had a high level of antisemitism. Ask your friends if they had recently experienced any antisemitism. Probably not if you’re a religious Jew. It’s paper organizations like ADL and AJC who don’t even wear yarmulkas or keep shabbos broadcasting this as they get millions of dollars from private and government sources. It’s called the anti semitic industry.
“For the first time, the survey also measured views of President Donald Trump’s response to antisemitism. About two-thirds disapproved, with sharp partisan divides between Jewish Democrats and Republicans.“
In other words they polled twice as many democrats as republicans, I wouldn’t be surprised if their candidate won they would be singing a different tune
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rescue wrote: “Yay, we have a new Chabad fanatic to discuss things with! This thread is about to get completely derailed. Rebbetzin Yehudit Chana Chaya: why do you call the Luibavitcher Rebbe Hashem’s son, and with a capital S? Isn’t that a Christian belief? They believe Jesus was the son of God (obviously a huge error) – are you one of the Christian Chabadniks, who believes the Rebbe was divine, and you’re awaiting his second coming?” This is pure bullying. Stop lying to yourself Post Link: https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/sheitels-can-we-stop-the-madness/page/2#post-2510607 ———– You are receiving this email because you subscribed to a forum topic. Login and visit the topic to unsubscribe from these emails.
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To the one who wrote that I have a non-Jewish belief. First of all the Torah does state that a Jew is not allowed to say the name of another belief. If I do I am then denying G-D of whom I am, one of H-S Chosen Torah Jewish Children. So, the fact that you are flagrant in showing off to me that you are indeed a missionary from that belief, since you seem to know so much about it. To state the name of the one you believe in shows that you are indeed not Jewish at all. The Torah commands us not to present other gods before H”M; one of the Ten Commanded Statements of H”M. You have done just that. So you must definitely be a missionary of a non-Jewish belief. And you so confidently state this and say I am bullying. I think not. You kind sir are the one doing the bullying of a Jewish Woman. I am not a man. I am not of your non-Jewish belief. The belief I have is in H”M’s Torah Law. You do not even, in H”M’s presence acknowledge the Torah that He gave unto us through Moshe Rabbeinu at Har Sinai. Stick to Torah Law or leave these threads, posts, and comments. You are not welcome to overtly bully, hurt, or treat, with contempt those who are aligned with Jewish Torah Law, those of us who are H-S real Chosen Jewish Children. You have made bold claims about another religion proving quite frankly that you are not Jewish. That you recognize and boldly state a name that Jews are forbidden to state as you have stated. Your train has left the station and you are all alone with your thoughts of anti-semitism.
Also 1/3 of US jews vote for anti semites and scumbags. And yet they still don’t learn even after it hits them back in the face. That’s the curse of assimilation