A recent AP-NORC poll found that many Jewish adults in the US feel less safe due to increased harassment and assault. About 3 in 10 Jewish adults say they or someone in their household has experienced physical assault, verbal abuse, online harassment, or damaged property because of their Jewish background over the last year.

Increased Antisemitism

The survey highlights the vulnerability that many Jewish adults in the US feel as bipartisan support for Israel erodes and significant divides emerge within the Jewish community about what constitutes antisemitism. About 6 in 10 Jewish adults say that prejudice against Jewish people is an “extremely” or “very” serious problem in the US today.

Some Jewish adults have grown wary of outwardly identifying themselves as Jewish following the Oct. 7 attacks, with about 4 in 10 saying they are “less likely” to wear, carry, or display things that might identify them as a Jewish person. About 1 in 10 Jewish adults say that in the past year, they or someone in their household has been physically assaulted, and a similar share had property damaged or destroyed specifically because of their Jewish background.

Original reporting: WTVQ (Lexington) — read the source article.