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he American Jewish community, long shaped by shared historical trauma and solidarity with Israel, now finds itself splintered — politically, generationally, and morally. Families can’t talk across dinner tables. Synagogues and communal agencies are paralyzed

Antisemitic “tropes” are phrases or images that evoke myths, stereotypes, and conspiracy theories about Jews rather than state them explicitly. As shorthand tools to express hatred towards Jews or Judaism, they are directly and indirectly

What began as an effort to protect Jewish communities from bigotry has, through a series of legal efforts, become a tool for governing Jewish identity itself. In the name of combating antisemitism, we are observing

Download Copy This Report to Clipboard Lila Corwin Berman Lila Corwin Berman is the Paul & Sylvia Steinberg Professor of American Jewish History and the director of the Gold- stein-Goren Center for American Jewish History.

By “here,” I am referring to a place where American democracy is being dismantled and instrumentalized antisemitism is one of the tools taking it apart. Where the question of what it means to be an

History and research show that whenever Israel engages in major military operations causing significant Palestinian casualties, antisemitic incidents and hate crimes against Jews spike worldwide, as Jews are unfairly blamed for Israel’s actions. Antisemitic attitudes

Civil society is core to democracy. That civil society organizations in the United States today face a specific, urgent threat means that democracy itself is under attack. Multiple times when the last Congress was in

This divide-and-conquer wedge strategy doesn’t just create discord. It clears the way for a broader assault on civil rights. By stoking confusion and backlash against diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, President Trump’s policies have prevented

Universities have not only been sites of huge economic innovation and mobility; they have bastions of American democracy, promoting ideals of equality, free expression, and the right to protest. For centuries, the university has been

At present, the Trump administration is convening task forces and advancing projects predicated on a fiction that the left is singularly responsible for antisemitism in our country, while ignoring its root causes and the vile

American Jews are being offered a false choice that suggests countering real and rising antisemitism requires us to abandon the democratic norms and values inherent to our safety and advancement. We are told that we

We are at a painful moment in American Jewish history. On the very evening of October 7th — when 1,195 human beings in Israel were murdered by Hamas and 251 additional human beings were taken

While these recommendations are intended for policymakers, we hope they will help community leaders, Jewish and otherwise, as they educate, advocate, and share resources to protect democracy and combat antisemitism specifically and broader extremism.