Two-thirds of American Jewish Women Say Antisemitism Negatively Impacts Their Lives

Press conference in Hempstead, New York, announcing the formation of an Antisemitism Task Force on September 12, 2024. (Twitter Screenshot) (Twitter Screenshot)

62% said they had felt physically or psychologically unsafe and 52% of Jewish women reported hiding being Jewish.

By JNS

Nearly two-thirds (64%) of Jewish women surveyed by Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, reported that antisemitism had impacted their work, lives or relationships, according to new data released by the organization on Tuesday.

More than 1,000 people responded to the survey, the results of which also found that 62% said they had felt physically or psychologically unsafe and 52% of Jewish women reported hiding being Jewish.

“Every day, Jewish women are suffering in silence, isolation and fear as they live in the shadows of hate,” said Carol Ann Schwartz, national president of Hadassah.

In addition, 33% said they had experienced hate due to their Jewish or Zionist identity, and 22% said they had been excluded from groups or events because of their identity.

Schwartz called the responses a “call to action for us all.”

“We must urgently strengthen policies against rising antisemitism and empower our communities to rise up, together, and confront hatred in every form,” she said.