Wisconsin – Anti-Semitic incidents in the state increased in 2023, with harassment and assaults increasing 257% from 2022, according to a report released by the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Milwaukee.
As a whole, the state has seen a 570% increase since 2015.
What you need to know
- Anti-Semitic incidents in the state increased in 2023, with harassment and assaults up 257% from 2022
- The report released by the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Milwaukee showed that the state has seen a cumulative increase of 570% since 2015.
- Incidents have been increasing since the Hamas attack on Israel. The report found that 64% of incidents occurred after October 7, 2023.
- A significant portion of the incidents have occurred on university campuses. There was a 433% increase between 2022 and 2023 in the number of Jewish institutions attacked.
- Anti-Semitic incidents in the state increased in 2023, with harassment and assaults up 257% from 2022
- The report released by the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Milwaukee showed that the state has seen a cumulative increase of 570% since 2015.
- Incidents have been increasing since the Hamas attack on Israel. The report found that 64% of incidents occurred after October 7, 2023.
- A significant portion of the incidents have occurred on university campuses. There was a 433% increase between 2022 and 2023 in the number of Jewish institutions attacked.
“It is disheartening to see the continued rise in anti-Semitic incidents. The sharp increase in incidents since the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel has had negative implications around the world, including our state,” said Roberta S. Clark, director of the MJF Jewish Center. Community Relations Council, in a press release.
The report found that 64% of the incidents occurred after October 7, and a significant portion of the incidents took place on college campuses. According to the report, there was a 433% increase between 2022 and 2023 in the number of Jewish institutions attacked.
Youth involvement in these incidents has also increased, increasing by 100% between 2022 and 2023.
The Jewish Community Relations Council said it works year-round to respond to and prevent incidents.
“We remain alarmed by the sharp rise in anti-Semitism, but we are encouraged by the many in Wisconsin who reached out and asked to understand how they can support the Jewish community and combat anti-Semitism,” Miryam Rosenzweig, president and CEO of Milwaukee. Jewish Federation, she said in a statement. “We know that antisemitism often appears differently from other forms of hate and therefore goes unnoticed and unchecked. Therefore, we are committed to providing support to schools, businesses and organizations to help educate about antisemitism changing and how it looks today.”
Nearly two dozen neo-Nazis marched through the city of Madison last November.
Protests over the war between Israel and Hamas also broke out on several Wisconsin university campuses in April and May. While most were peaceful, it created tension between university leaders, surrounding communities and students.
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