(Jewish Group) Jews in the South experience more antisemitism than other regions, survey finds
Jews living in the South are more likely to have been the target of antisemitism, and to have changed their behavior over safety concerns, than Jews living elsewhere in the United States. The finding is part of a new American Jewish Committee survey published Monday.
Southern Jews were far more likely to say they had been the target of antisemitism online, and to report having avoided posting Jewish content to avoid antisemitism. Seven percent of Jews in the South who were surveyed reported being the victim of a physical antisemitic assault over the past year — more than double the share in any other region.
The revelations come a week after many residents in Atlanta found antisemitic flyers in their yards, part of what Rabbi Peter Berg, who leads the city’s Temple synagogue, described as growing extremist activity in the region. That, coupled with antisemitic incidents in the schools, he said, has posed a challenge for Jews in the South.
“It’s really hard to put into words how many incidents of antisemitism occur on a regular basis,” Berg said in an interview. “These things are just increasing.”
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