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The effects of October 7 and the Israel-Hamas war have shattered the lives of tens of thousands in Israel, Gaza, and across the Middle East. Antisemitism, with Israel as its center, has risen significantly and captured the public discourse. In the wake of the war, our longstanding focus on studying the relationship of diaspora Jews to Israel and their perceptions and experiences of antisemitism—particularly on college campuses—has gained urgency. In the past year, we have published four reports examining antisemitism on campus. Our most recent report, the third in a series on the experiences of Jewish students, focuses on the voices of Jewish students and Jewish campus professionals from Hillel and Chabad.

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Campus Voices: Jewish Students’ Experiences of Antisemitism at US Colleges


Jewish students and Jewish campus professionals share how the hostile climate on campus after October 7 affected their day-to-day lives and discuss the effectiveness of various responses to events on campus. This report draws on data collected through long-form interviews with Jewish students and Jewish campus professionals and on survey data from Jewish undergraduates collected in fall 2023 and spring 2024.

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Antisemitism on Campus: Understanding Hostility to Jews and Israel


We know that Jewish students have experienced a heightened hostile environment on many college campuses since October 7. But which factors contributed to that climate? This study looks at the underlying influences that contributed to the perception of antisemitism on campus; in particular, how non-Jewish students thought about Jews and Israel and how those views related to their other political beliefs or philosophical outlooks.

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Drawing the Line: How US Jewish College Students Think About Antisemitism


How do Jewish students “draw the line” between acceptable political discourse and antisemitism? Guidelines developed to define antisemitism (IHRA, NEXUS, JDA) agree that while criticism of Israel is not necessarily antisemitic, particular statements can be, depending on the broader context. This report explores which forms of anti-Israel sentiments were viewed by Jewish college students as “crossing the line” into antisemitism. The findings are based on survey data collected in November-December 2023 from more than 2,000 Jewish undergraduate students at 51 US colleges and universities with large Jewish student populations. 

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In the Shadow of War: Hotspots of Antisemitism on US College Campuses


This report includes our rankings of 51 US college campuses by the level of antisemitic hostility perceived by Jewish students. We also explore the different forms of antisemitism experienced by Jewish students at these schools (including antisemitism related to criticism of Israel), their levels of concern about antisemitism from different sides of the political spectrum, and the extent to which they see hostility to Israel as emanating from students, faculty, or administrators. The report also examines how antisemitic hostility may be affecting Jewish students’ safety and sense of belonging on their campus. 

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