When we challenge biased attitudes within ourselves, others and society, we can interrupt the escalation of bias and make it more difficult for discrimination and hate to take place. Unchecked bias can become “normalized” and contribute to a pattern of accepting discrimination, violence and injustice in society. Bias at each level reflects a system of oppression that negatively impacts individuals, institutions and society. Unlike a pyramid, the levels are not built consecutively or to demonstrate a ranking of each level. Like a pyramid, the upper levels are supported by the lower levels. It is organized in escalating levels of attitudes and behavior that grow in complexity from bottom to top. The Pyramid of Hate illustrates the prevalence of bias, hate and oppression in our society. These numbers represent a decrease from the previous year, due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic-related school closures and the move to remote learning in most schools across the country. The findings include 161 incidents at non-Jewish K-12 schools and 128 incidents at colleges and universities. In 2020, ADL recorded 2,024 antisemitic incidents throughout the U.S. This is the third-highest year on record since ADL began tracking antisemitic incidents. state, including the District of Columbia. The annual audit of reported incidents compiles data on assaults, vandalism and harassment in every contiguous U.S. Audit of Antisemitic IncidentsĪDL has tracked antisemitic incidents in the U.S. Individuals who hold ideologies of hatred against the Jewish people will often hold hateful beliefs about other groups who are marginalized. It is also a symptom of a more significant issue. What is Antisemitism?Īntisemitism is the marginalization and/or oppression of people who are Jewish based on the belief in stereotypes and myths about Jewish people, Judaism and Israel.Īntisemitism can manifest in a myriad of ways, including: stereotypes and attitudes about Jews, scapegoating, name-calling and bullying, online expressions of bias and hate, swastikas and other hate symbols scrawled in public spaces, antisemitic rhetoric, vandalism in synagogues and Jewish cemeteries, hate crimes like the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue, and more.Īntisemitism is not only about demeaning and attacking the Jewish community. The attack came after a week-long surge of at least ten incidents of antisemitic violence in the New York region. On Decemin Monsey, NY, as numerous people celebrated Hanukkah at the home of a Hasidic rabbi, an intruder with a large knife burst into his home and stabbed and wounded five people. In December 2019, there was a string of antisemitic incidents in New York during the last week of 2019. A Week of Antisemitic Incidents in New York in Late 2019 He killed a 60-year-old woman and injured three others, including the synagogue's rabbi. On April 27, 2019, the last day of the Passover holiday which fell on Shabbat, a gunman entered and opened fire at the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, California. The number of antisemitic incidents has been steadily climbing in recent years. Alarmingly, violent behavior and hate speech are both spreading. In his online social media posts, he reportedly condemned Jews for bringing immigrants into the country. Afterward, Bowers allegedly told police that he wanted to kill Jews. He opened fire, killing eleven congregants and wounding several others. experienced the deadliest antisemitic attack in history. Robert Bowers, a white supremacist, entered Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue as congregants were engaged in worship. For others, the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue felt sadly indicative of the trend in rising antisemitism incidents. All four hostages escaped and were unharmed. After a ten-hour standoff with local, state and federal authorities, the hostage taker died in a shooting at the scene. The gunman took four hostages (a hostage is a person who is captured by someone who demands that certain things be done before the captured person is freed), including the synagogue's Rabbi, who were attending the service. A livestream of the service was taking place at the time and captured some of the gunman's words. On January 15, 2022 during a Saturday morning Shabbat service, a gunman entered the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas.