Young Jews experience more antisemitism, but worry about it less
Though they experience more antisemitism than any other age group, younger American Jews are less likely to worry about discrimination, according to a new poll released Tuesday by the American Jewish Committee.
Thirty-six percent of Jews between the ages of 18 and 29 said they were the target of antisemitism at least once in the last year, compared to 22% of all Jewish adults. However, only 44% of younger Jews viewed antisemitism as a “very serious” problem, compared with 55% of American Jews in general.
Antisemitism on college campuses has been a hotly discussed topic in recent years. And since the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack in Israel, and subsequent Israeli invasion of Gaza, furious protests against Israel have rocked universities and city streets, and antisemitic incidents and threats of violence have spiked.
But despite their exposure to more antisemitic incidents — 6% of those 18 to 29 told pollsters they had been physically assaulted, for example, compared to 3% of Jews overall — the youngest Jewish adults express less concern than their elders.
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