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Jews make up just 2.4% of the U.S. population but are the target of 55% of all religious hate crimes.*
However, the majority of incidents go unreported.** We invited our community to share their stories to shed a light on the pervasive antisemitism we face. Their accounts make it clear: The tropes, the offensive stereotypes, and the hate, harassment, and violence haven’t gone away — but we’re standing in solidarity — and we won’t back down.
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One of my coworkers made a post on social media blaming Jews for the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The post included a known Jewish celebrity as the image calling us “Middle Eastern peasants.” I reached out to this coworker (who identifies as non-Jewish) in the hopes of having an open-minded conversation capable of...
A friend told me on 9/11 that the Jews had caused this terrorist attack.
– Alice
My best friend since 1st grade stopped being friends with me when she went off to college because I was half Jewish. When I asked her why we had a falling out she said she “doesn’t like Jews.” *Name has been changed.
In 1960, I moved to Hampden. I was only 7 years old and had lived with families from various religious and ethnic populations with no issues. On the first day of 2nd grade, a few students walked up to me and said, “You killed our g-d” and “Where are your horns?” I didn’t even understand...
When I was a new clinical social worker, I joined a feminist support group for therapists. One of the members was sharing a story of her perceived oppression by a doctor. She kept referring to him as “that Jew doctor.” I was speechless and stunned to hear such antisemitism in this setting. Thankfully, one of...
I was walking past the kiosk stands on the first floor of the Burlington Mall when a vendor tried to get me interested in her product. I kept walking, indicating no interest, and she said to me in a nasty tone, “You’re Jewish, aren’t you?” *Name has been changed.
As the Director of an arts organization that produces public art, I am always prepared for the possibility of vandalism. So I was almost surprised when a 2022 project of ours was left intact and not vandalized for 12 weeks. But then a week after installation, our sculpture that was about domestic violence was covered...
In the early 2000s, I worked at a large event in the World Trade Center in Boston. Security was high and we had been told there were some protesters outside. As I left the event with a group of colleagues, I noticed that a perimeter had been set up around the entrance and that several...
My former employer made a dozen comments about “those people” and “the hat club.”
– Philip
I was working in a Syrian refugee camp with volunteers from around the world dedicated to human rights. I shared a room with a French person and a British person. When I told them I was Jewish, they immediately attacked me for the geopolitical actions of the State of Israel. That was when I realized...