Survey Finds 57 Percent of Jewish Americans Reported Antisemitism in Past Year

A survey released Friday found that 57 percent of Jewish American adults reported experiencing antisemitism in the past year. The study estimated the total at 3.3 million Jewish adults and 250,000 Jewish children living in affected households. The survey was commissioned by the Combat Antisemitism Movement's Antisemitism Research Center and conducted by Dr.

Ira Sheskin of the University of Miami. It was administered by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.

Thirty-eight percent of respondents said they hide items that identify them as Jewish. Thirty-two percent avoid posting Jewish-related content online, and 23 percent said they skipped Jewish events or observances due to safety concerns. Fifty-eight percent of respondents said they felt less safe than they did a year ago.

Fifty-nine percent reported encountering antisemitic content online, and 47 percent said they heard antisemitic tropes.

After reading the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of antisemitism, 71 percent of respondents said it accurately described antisemitism. More than two-thirds said institutions should adopt the definition, while four percent opposed adoption.

Eight percent of respondents said they had been physically threatened or attacked because they were Jewish. Thirty-six percent reported seeing anti-Jewish graffiti or vandalism in their area, and another 36 percent said they heard antisemitic slurs or jokes from colleagues or neighbors.

The survey follows a similar study conducted in 2024 after the October 7, 2023 events in southern Israel.