(JEWISH GROUP) 1 in 3 American Jews were targeted by an antisemitic incident last year, AJC survey finds
One-third of American Jews reported being the target of an antisemitic incident in 2025, according to a new survey published by the American Jewish Committee.
The finding marked no change over the previous year, suggesting that American Jews could be settling into a distressing new normal in the aftermath of Oct. 7.
“Things aren’t getting markedly better,” said Ted Deutch, the CEO of the AJC, in an interview. “I don’t think that we can afford to accept it as a baseline. We can’t accept that, and America shouldn’t accept that.”
Surveying 1,222 American Jewish adults from Sept. 26 to Oct. 9, the AJC found a plateau in several indicators of sentiment.
Overall, 55% of American Jews reported avoiding specific behaviors in 2025 due to fear of antisemitism, including steering clear of certain events and refraining from wearing or posting things online that would identify them as Jewish.
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Anti-Semitism comes in many forms, including the silencing of Jewish voices in places where others are allowed to speak FOR Jews, instead of Jews speaking for themselves. More and more, I feel I am no longer seen as a Jewish American nor an American Jew, only as a Jew who lives in America!
Related: Big Picture: After Violent Attacks on American Jews, the Vast Majority of American Jews Feel Less Safe in the United States.
State of Antisemitism in America 2025 report not just ‘data points on a screen,’ says AJC CEO
