By Eliana Miller
Antisemitism in the United States has been rising in recent years. While antisemitism in the United States is not a new issue, an increase in hate has been documented supposedly since the October 7th attack. Hate against Jews and other minorities in the United States is sadly expected now.
According to fcas.org, Jewish hate has been on the rise. 11% of U.S. adults have a prejudice against Jews and other minorities while 14% lean towards the side of hate. Meanwhile, 47% of people remain uneducated or unengaged. While it doesn’t all look good, 20% of people lean towards supporting Jews and other minorities, and 8% are well informed allies. 28% and 25% seem too close for good measure though, so what is happening around the United States?
According to hillel.org, there have been 1,020 antisemitic acts around college campuses in the U.S. between 2024-2025, last being updated as of January 22, 2025. Throughout the years, college campuses have struggled with antisemitism but not nearly as much as experienced in 2023. For example, in the first 6 months of 2016, more than 100 incidents of antisemitism on college campuses were recorded, according to amchainitiative.org. Comparing that to the 2023 surveys, it has nearly doubled.
“Antisemitism is through the roof on college campuses, much more prevalent in 2023 than it was in 2016,” according to Len Saxe, one of the people conducting these surveys. Antisemitism is not just limited to campuses, though. All across the country antisemitism appears, especially in hotspots like California, Brooklyn, New York, and Wisconsin, according to brandeis.edu.
Just recently, there has been major controversy during Donald Trump’s inauguration when Elon Musk threw up a salute looking very similar, if not the same, as ones that German soldiers would use during World War II. People have been defending his actions on platforms such as Instagram and TikTok saying it was a “Roman salute,” however antisemitism does exist and is a real problem across the United States. It is imperative we do not brush instances of hate or even just potential hate off as accidents. We should do our civic duty of ensuring less oppression to others by investigating and truly analyzing intentions and actions versus words.
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