The Impact of Antisemitism on American Jews
 

2020 American Jewish Committee (AJC) Survey of US Jews:^[1][1] https://www.ajc.org/news/AntisemitismReport2020/the-state-of-antisemitism-in-america-2020-insights-and-analysis

 “Have you avoided publicly wearing, carrying, or displaying things that might help people identify you as a Jew?”

31% answered yes. 55% of Orthodox Jews say they avoid places or situations at least some of the time.^[2][2] https://www.ajc.org/news/AntisemitismReport2020/the-state-of-antisemitism-in-america-2020-insights-and-analysis (An ADL survey for 2021 put the number at 32%)

“In the two years since the Pittsburgh synagogue attack 37% have taken steps to conceal their Jewishness in public. 24% say they have avoided wearing, carrying, or displaying items that would enable others to identify them as Jewish. 24% have refrained from posting content online that would identify them as Jews or reveal their views on Jewish issues.”^[3][3] https://www.ajc.org/news/AntisemitismReport2020/the-state-of-antisemitism-in-america-2020-insights-and-analysis
 

U.S. Survey (Sept. 22, 2021): Half of ‘Openly Jewish’ College Students Have Tried to Hide Identity on Campus

The poll “found that half of “openly Jewish” college students have at times attempted to conceal their religious identity on campus, and that they are more likely to do so the longer they’re enrolled.

The study — conducted by the Cohen Research Group with the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law — surveyed 1,027 members of the Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) fraternity and Alpha Epsilon Phi (AEPhi) sorority during the COVID-19 pandemic.

It found that fifty percent of students have masked their Jewish identity and that more than half have hidden their support of Israel, while some two-thirds experienced or were familiar with antisemitic incidents that occurred over the past 120 days.

The Brandeis Center said the study was the first to exclusively examine the college experiences of students who are “openly Jewish” and actively engaged with Jewish life on their campuses.

…The Brandeis Center’s survey found that 30% of students who concealed their Jewish identity did so out of concern for receiving low marks from their professors. Others feared being targeted for the kinds of verbal and physical attacks on campus they had seen or heard about; the respondents reported 47 assaults, with 16 Jewish students being spit on and 14 attacked with a weapon.”

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