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ADL: More than Half of American Jews Have Seen or Experienced Anti-Semitism in Recent Years
(JTA) Ben Sales - More than half of American Jews have either witnessed or directly experienced anti-Semitism during the past five years, according to an Anti-Defamation League survey conducted in January and published on April 21. 63% of American Jews say they are less safe than they were a decade ago. More than 20% of Jews have directly experienced verbal anti-Semitic harassment; more than 20% are affiliated with an institution that has been vandalized or defaced due to anti-Semitism; 5% have experienced physical attacks motivated by anti-Semitism; and 14% say they have experienced anti-Semitic harassment online.