{"id":40776,"date":"2025-02-14T19:17:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T03:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=40776"},"modified":"2026-07-17T13:39:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T20:39:27","slug":"report-finds-majority-of-american-jews-say-fear-of-antisemitism-has-changed-behaviors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/report-finds-majority-of-american-jews-say-fear-of-antisemitism-has-changed-behaviors\/","title":{"rendered":"Report Finds: &#8220;Majority of American Jews Say Fear of Antisemitism Has Changed Behaviors&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/fb-hh-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33822\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Germany, 1933<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Vita Fellig<\/strong><br \/><em><strong>Jewish News Syndicate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A majority of American Jews report changing their behavior out of fear of antisemitism, according to an annual American Jewish Committee report documenting antisemitism in America published Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some 56% of American Jews say they have avoided certain behaviors or activities because of fears of antisemitism, rising from a reported 46% in 2023, according to \u201cThe State of Antisemitism in America 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is the first analysis of the impacts of antisemitism on American Jews and U.S. adults during the full year following the Hamas-led terrorist attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/majority-of-american-jews-say-fear-of-antisemitism-has-changed-behaviors-ajc-report-finds\">Click here<\/a> to continue reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(photo from bigstockphoto.com; used with permission. 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