Antisemitism Resources

Definition

Below are two links to renowned definitions of antisemitism and a third link to President Trumps’ Executive Order on Combatting Antisemitism, which provides further protections to Jewish students under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

• US State Department Definition of Antisemitism
• The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitim (2023)
• White House National Strategy to Combat Antisemitism (2023)
• United States Holocaust Museum Definition of Antisemitism 

Organizations

Below are some organizations that work to combat antisemitism and intolerance in the United States and worldwide:

• Combat Antisemitism Movement – CAM is a global network of organizations and individuals committed to confronting antisemitism and provides excellent weekly recaps of antisemitism around the world.
• The Anti-Defamation League - The mission of ADL is to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.
• American Jewish Committee - AJC is a global Jewish advocacy organization, with access to government officials, diplomats, and other world leaders.
• The AMCHA Initiative - AMCHA Initiative is a non-profit organization dedicated to investigating, documenting, educating about, and combating antisemitism at institutions of higher education in America.

Christian Perspective and Resources

Below is analysis by the US Branch of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem:

• "Standing with the Jewish People against Antisemitism" (Position Brief) by Susan Michael
• "Rise of an Ancient Hatred" by Daryl Hedding

The New Antisemitism: Anti-Zionism

Below are articles connecting modern anti-Zionism with classical antisemitism:

• "When Anti-Semitism Pretends to be Just Anti-Israel" by Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon
• "How Anti-Zionists Legitimize Anti-Semitism" by Jonathan Tobin
• "The Rise of Anti-Semitism on the Left" by Mark Thiessen
• "State Department Updates Anti-Semitism Definition Following Omar’s Anti-Israel Resolution"
• "What Is Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism, Anti-Israel Bias?" (Anti-Defamation League)

Online Courses

Below is an online course by the experts at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem:

• Anti-Semitism: From its Origins to its Present – Yad Vashem

Reports and Tools

Below is a list of reports covering recent antisemitic trends and statistics in the United States and around the globe, as well as open-source tools available to track antisemitism and a glossary of antisemitic tropes, words, and symbols to recognize antisemitism:

• ADL’s Tracker of Anti-Semitic Incidents, The Anti-Defamation League 
• Not on My Campus Campaign, The Anti-Defamation League
• AJC Survey of American Jews on Antisemitism in America, The American Jewish Committee, 2019
• Anti-Semitic Attitudes in the United States: A Guide to ADL’s Latest Poll, Anti-Defamation League, January 29, 2020
• National Survey: Anti-Semitism in America, Hudson Institute’s Center for Religious Freedom, June 2019
• Anti-Semitic Incidents Report 2019, The Community and Security Trust, February 7, 2020
• Interim report by the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, September 23, 2019
• ADL Global 100, Anti-Defamation League, 2019
• Translate Hate Glossary, American Jewish Commitee (AJC)

Books

Below is a list of books that cover the history of antisemitism, modern day antisemitism, and anti-Zionism. 

• Dr. Susan Michael, Antisemitism: What Every Christian Needs to Know and How to Counter It, Embassy Publishers, 2023
• Bernard Lewis, Semites and Antisemites: An Inquiry into Conflict and Prejudice, W. W. Norton & Company, 2014
• Raul Hilberg, The Destruction of the European Jews, Martino Fine Books, 2019 Reprint of 1961 Edition
• Léon Poliakov, The History of Antisemitism, Volume 1, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2003
• Dennis Prager and Joseph Telushkin, Why the Jews, Touchstone, 2003
• Deborah Lipstadt, Anti-Semitism: Here and Now, Schocken, 2019
• Cary Nelson, Israel Denial: Anti-Zionism, Antisemitism, & the Faculty Campaign Against the Jewish State, Indiana University Press, 2019
• Eric Rozenman, Jews Make the Best Demons: “Palestine” and the Jewish Question, New English Review Press, 2018.
• Alan Dershowitz, The Case Against BDS: Why Singling Out Israel for Boycott Is Anti-Semitic and Anti-Peace, Post Hill Press, 2018
• Stephen Norwood, Anti-Semitism and the American Far Left, Cambridge University Press, 2013
• Neil Kressel, "The Sons of Pigs and Apes": Muslim Antisemitism and the Conspiracy of Silence, Potomac Books, 2012