Anti-Semitism in America: The Dynamics of Prejudice

Contemporary Jewry, 2016

While anti-Semitism has plagued American society, as well as many others, for centuries, anti-Semitism tends to be overshadowed in the social sciences by what are seen as more common forms of prejudice, discrimination, and racism. This tends to reinforce the erroneous view that anti-Semitism is not a significant social problem in the US today. The study of anti-Semitism must incorporate its uniqueness as a social problem and as a form of racism, prejudice, and discrimination, most vividly demonstrated in the Holocaust, and must take into consideration its history as well as its particular characteristics. This study seeks to answer the following primary research question: How do individual-and community-level factors relate to the perception or experience of anti-Semitism by Jews? This study focuses upon the prevalence and nature of anti-Semitism as it exists in the contemporary United States. Specifically, this research consists of regression analysis and a hierarchical linear model of the predictors of the experience of anti-Semitism on the individual as well as the community level. Data sources for this research consist of the 2000-2001 administration of the National Jewish Population Survey and a number of community studies on the Jewish population. These findings indicated that a number of individual-and community-level predictors significantly influence the experience of anti-Semitism.

Cuadernos de Investigación Educativa , 2023

Group stereotypes are social representations in the form of ideas or beliefs on which group hatreds are usually based. One of these group hatreds is antisemitism or Judeophobia, which is scarcely addressed despite its verifiable presence. The reason for this scarcity may be related to the phenomenon's complexity. In general terms, all stereotypes constitute a fertile field for education to the extent that they are cognitive. In order to detect group stereotypes, adolescence is an appropriate age because moral judgment is already formed, and treating them could contribute to Values Education at this evolutionary stage. A self-report questionnaire was administered to 321 students between 16 and 18 years old in four cities in three South American countries. In addition, interviews with specialists were conducted. The students consulted had not had direct contact with Jews at the time of the study. The managing questionnaire was based on the premises of the Implicit Association Test, and it aimed to elicit words associated with the voice "Jew". The results show that almost half of the associated terms had a negative connotation linked to the notion of domination. Including some explanations of this phenomenon in the school curriculum may help mitigate it. Keywords: prejudice, adolescence, Jews, antisemitism, Judeophobia, values, moral, high school.

On Anti-Semitism: Solidarity and the Struggle for Justice, 2017

Religions

This paper uses the feeling thermometer toward Jews on the American National Election (ANES) surveys from 1964 through 2016 to track trends in Americans' attitudes toward Jews. The feeling thermometer is one of the longest continuous time series studies in which Americans are asked about their attitudes toward Jews, and there are items on the ANES surveys that can be used to partially correct for social desirability response effects. The analysis compares several demographic groups, an important focus of extant research. Findings indicate a modest warming trend for most groups, with older Americans and the least educated displaying the greatest warmth increases. In contrast, Catholics have become slightly cooler. Analysis suggests that the immigration of Catholics from Latin America, nations that lack the religious tolerance tradition, may account for this counter-trend. The conclusion offers suggestions for future research and discusses the implications of the rising proportion of Hispanic immigrants into the US for future levels of antisemitism in the US.

Journal of Jewish Education, 1977

Political Psychology, vol 31, No. 1., February 2010, pp. 85-107.

Despite their high degree of economic, educational, social, and political success, most American Jews in the early 2000s see anti-Semitism as a problem, and significant percentages see anti-Semitism as a very serious problem. How do we explain these perceptions of anti-Semitic threat given the comparative success of Jews in so many aspects of American life? This paper uses annual surveys from the National Survey of American Jews from 2000 through 2005 to address this question. Results indicate a multiplicity of factors affect perceptions of the seriousness of anti-Semitism. Those with a stronger sense of Jewish identity, lower income, and older people are more likely to see anti-Semitism as a very serious problem. Respondents also tend to see anti-Semitism as a more serious threat if they live in states with higher anti-Semitic incidents rates and when use of anti-Semitic terms in the news media increases. The conclusion puts the findings into perspective and suggests what we can learn by studying successful minority groups.

Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2007

a schism now exists between Blacks and jews in the united states, 2 groups that were strong allies during the civil rights movement. the authors describe the historical antecedents of and contributing factors to this schism and present information on and lessons learned from 2 Black-jewish dialogues that were conducted. existe en la actualidad un cisma entre negros y judíos en los estados unidos, 2 grupos que fueron grandes aliados durante el movimiento de reivindicación de los derechos civiles. los autores describen los antecedentes históricos y los factores que han contribuido a este cisma y presentan la información obtenida y las lecciones aprendidas a partir de 2 conversaciones llevadas a cabo entre individuos negros y judíos.

Current Psychology, 2007

Few American college campuses have witnessed the number and intensity of anti-Semitic incidents reported at

The Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 2020

Ohio St. LJ, 1998

One of the most important questions for a serious debate on affirmative action is why certain minority groups need affirmative action while others have succeeded without it. The question is rarely asked, however, because the comparison that most frequently comes to mind-i.e., blacks and Jews-is seen by many as taboo. Daniel A. Farber and Suzanna Sherry have breached that taboo in recent writings. Professor Malamud's Article draws on work in the Jewish Studies field to respond to Farber and Sherry. It begins by critiquing their claim that Jewish values account for Jewish success. It then explores and embraces alternative explanations-some of which Farber and Sheny reject as anti-Semitic-as essential parts of the story of Jewish success in America. Jews are people who are not what anti-Semites say they are. 1 Jean-Paul Sartre ha[s] written that for Jews authenticity means not to deny what in fact they are. Yes, but it also means not to claim more than one has a right to. 2 Defenders of affirmative action today are publicly faced with questions once thought improper in polite company. For Jewish liberals, the most disturbing question on the list is that posed by the comparison between the twentieth-century Jewish and African-American experiences in the United States. It goes something like this: The Jews succeeded in America without affirmative action. In fact, the Jews have done better on any reasonable measure of economic and educational achievement than members of the dominant majority, and began to succeed even while they were still being discriminated against by this country's elite institutions. So why can't African Americans