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https://www.adl.org/resources/report/campus-antisemitism-one-year-after-hamas-terrorist-attacks
Survey: 83% of Jewish US college students have experienced antisemitism since Oct. 7
Poll by ADL and Hillel International finds two-thirds of Jewish students not confident in their universities’ abilities to prevent antisemitism on campus
Some 83 percent of Jewish American college students have experienced or witnessed antisemitism firsthand since October 7, 2023, according to a survey published by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and Hillel International.
The survey, which polled 1,030 Jewish and 1,140 non-Jewish students from 135 colleges and universities across the United States during the fall semester of 2024, painted a grim picture of Jewish campus life.
Published on Thursday, the survey found that two-thirds (66%) of Jewish students and 60% of non-Jewish students said they were not confident in their university’s ability to prevent antisemitic incidents.
About 41% of Jewish students said they felt the need to hide their Jewish identity on campus, and 13% said they had withdrawn from campus or social activities due to fears of being attacked or harassed.
Some 23% of students felt compelled to take additional security precautions on their own, the survey found.
At least 1,200 antisemitic incidents were recorded on US college and university campuses between the beginning of the war on October 7, 2023 and September 24, 2024, ADL noted.
“Since the October 7 attack in Israel, Jewish students have felt increasingly threatened, unwelcome, and unsupported on campus, both by students and faculty,” said ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt. “It is unacceptable that Jewish students cannot be confident in their university’s ability to address and prevent antisemitic incidents, and that they now live in a world in which they feel compelled to conceal their identity and beliefs.”
An overwhelming majority of students (92.5%) who had witnessed or experienced an incident did not report the incident to campus authorities, the report said. Lack of clarity about what to do and a lack of confidence that the problem would be properly addressed were the main reasons students declined to report antisemitic events.
About 27% of Jewish students said they had observed faculty members engaged in antisemitic activity, including professors making extreme statements about Jews or Israel, or teachers violating campus policies by encouraging students to attend anti-Israel protests. However, only 6% of non-Jews said they noticed this, the report said.
“These findings paint a deeply concerning picture of what Jewish students are facing on campuses today,” said President and CEO of Hillel International Adam Lehman. “As we work to ensure that campuses are free from antisemitism, we are committed to creating spaces where Jewish students can build vibrant communities and express their identities with pride. No student should ever feel the need to hide who they are or take extra precautions to protect themselves while they’re living and learning at school.”
ADL and Hillel International have cooperated on several initiatives to fight antisemitism on campus, including a free legal protection helpline for students who have experienced antisemitism, the organizations noted. by Zev Stub