Why is anti-semitism on the rise in the US?

Anti-Semitic hate crimes are on the rise, up 57 percent in 2017 from 2016, the largest single-year jump on record, according to the Anti-Defamation League. That increase came on top of the rise in incidents in 2016 that coincided with a brutal presidential campaign. read more

For those who believe that Trump poses a threat — to Jews, all other minorities and all Americans — it’s important that we get our facts right. If danger is on the rise, we have to be looking in the right direction. Anti-Semitism is a complicated phenomenon, and it can’t be reduced to some high-profile incidents. read more

Anti-Semitism is rising everywhere. According to certain statistics the global level of anti-Semitism (and its modern form of Israel-hatred) is at levels unregistered since the 1930′s. read more

A rise in global anti-Semitism, particularly in Europe, has sounded alarms within the Jewish community and beyond in recent years. But in the Age of Trump, fears about an increase in domestic anti-Semitism have risen as well. read more