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According to the poll, 55% avoided certain activities, events or online expressions that might identify them as Jewish.
By Shula Rosen
More than half of American Jews said they changed aspects of their daily lives in 2025 out of concern for antisemitism, according to a new survey by the American Jewish Committee, reflecting what the organization described as a troubling normalization of fear.
The poll, conducted from Sept. 26 to Oct. 9 among 1,222 Jewish adults across the United States, found that 55% avoided certain activities, events or online expressions that might identify them as Jewish. That figure remained nearly unchanged from 2024, when 56% reported similar behavior shifts, but represented a sharp rise from 46% in 2023 and 38% in 2022.
One-third of respondents said they personally experienced an antisemitic incident during the year, matching the level reported in the previous survey cycle.
Participants were also asked how a series of high-profile attacks affected their sense of safety, including the April arson at the home of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, the May shooting that killed two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington and the June firebombing of a hostage solidarity demonstration in Boulder, Colorado.
About 25% said those incidents made them feel far less safe; 31% said they felt noticeably less safe; and 32% said their sense of security declined slightly.
Overall, roughly two-thirds of those surveyed said Jews in the United States were less secure than they had been a year earlier.
AJC CEO Ted Deutch said the findings should not be accepted as a new baseline and warned that the trend reflected deeper societal fractures affecting more than just the Jewish community. He argued that the issue must be taken seriously as a matter of democratic health.
Recent public debate among Jewish leaders has questioned the effectiveness of current efforts to fight antisemitism. Yoram Hazony criticized what he called widespread institutional incompetence at a Jerusalem conference, while columnist Bret Stephens suggested prioritizing Jewish communal strength over advocacy.
Deutch rejected the notion that the community must choose between the two approaches.
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