Letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions entered into the record at the "Antisemitic Disruptions on Campus: Ensuring Safe Learning Environments for All Students”

March 27, 2025

March 27, 2025


Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions

428 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Washington, DC 20510


The Jewish Electorate Institute (JEI) is honored to submit the following Comments for the Record to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions in support of the Antisemitic Disruptions on Campus: Ensuring

Safe Learning Environments for All Students hearing being held on Thursday, March 27, 2025.


JEI is an independent, non-partisan, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that conducts surveys, and interprets, reports, and educates the public and legislators alike about the perspectives, voting behaviors, and motivations of the American Jewish

electorate. JEI undertakes all its work and reports its findings without bias or favor with respect to any political group or ideology. Through its polling, studies, seminars, focus groups, and educational programming JEI is the leading nonpartisan

voice explaining the positions and voting behaviors of the American Jewish electorate.


This is why we are so grateful to the Committee for holding this important hearing. As you know, the spike in antisemitic incidents nationwide is cause for deep alarm in both the American Jewish community and broader American society. The

drivers of antisemitism are diverse, yet their impact severe. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) most recent report tracking anti-Jewish hate crimes, published in September 2024, in 2023 “… single-bias anti-Jewish hate

crime incidents rose to 1,832 incidents, a sharp increase of 63 percent from 2022, and the highest number ever recorded by the FBI since it began collecting data in 1991.” In addition, “… although Jews only make up around two percent of the U.S.

population, reported single-bias anti-Jewish hate crimes comprised 15 percent of all hate crimes and 68 percent of all reported religion-based hate crimes in 2023.” It's clear from these statistics that antisemitism in the U.S. is not only on the rise, but that without strong action taken to defeat it, will be here with us to stay.


Because of this unacceptable situation, JEI commissioned a researcher shortly after the November 2024 presidential election to conduct a national post-election survey via online interviews of over 1000 American Jews who voted in the 2024

election (margin of error: +/-3.3%). See www.JewishElectorateInstitute.org.


Among its many findings, the survey revealed interesting statistics on American Jewish voters’ concerns about antisemitism in America, post-October 7th. For example, 70% of those polled who voted for the Democratic presidential

candidate felt extreme concern about antisemitism, whereas just 27% of those who voted for the Republican presidential candidate were extremely concerned about antisemitism in America. However, some 45%, a plurality, of both Republican and Democratic voters equally saw antisemitism as a serious threat. On the question of ‘how much antisemitism do you think there is in America?,’ voters for both the Republican and Democratic candidates showed that 64% of those polled believed that there was “a lot” and 30% believed there was “some.”


The November 2024 survey also revealed that large majorities of both Republican and Democratic voters believed that antisemitism in America had increased, and nearly a third had experienced it personally in the year prior. In fact, 80% of those polled acknowledged that, compared with five years earlier, there was considerably more antisemitism in the U.S. at present. In addition, concerns about campus antisemitism were much more intense, with 71% of those polled either

“extremely” or “very” concerned about antisemitism on college campuses. Given how these numbers reveal antisemitism to be a serious and growing problem in America today, JEI is very pleased that this hearing is being held and

will gladly work alongside this Committee to help alleviate this major disruptive issue for all our Nation’s citizens.




Sincerely,

Jewish Electorate Institute

Statement from the Jewish Electorate Institute On The Antisemitic Cold Blooded Murders in Sydney Australia

December 15, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2025 Media Contact: Steve Rabinowitz press@jewishelectorateinstitute.org Jewish Electorate Institute Statement on Antisemitic Murders in Sydney, Australia Washington, D.C. - The Jewish Electorate Institute (JEI) mourns the victims, stands in solidarity with the Jewish community in Australia, and reaffirms our commitment to confronting antisemitism wherever it appears—through education, accountability, and collective moral clarity. JEI condemns in the strongest possible terms the antisemitic violence that led to the murders at Bondi Beach in Sydney. This horrific act is not only an attack on innocent lives, but an assault on the values of human dignity, pluralism, and safety that democratic societies depend upon. We remain committed to advancing civic engagement, democratic values, and accountability to ensure that antisemitism—wherever it emerges—is confronted early, forcefully, and without political qualification. Antisemitism—whether expressed through rhetoric, intimidation, or violence—has no place in civil society. When hatred is allowed to fester unchecked, it endangers not only Jewish communities but the broader social fabric that protects all minorities. As a nonpartisan organization committed to civic engagement and democratic norms, JEI calls on leaders, institutions, and communities across the political spectrum to speak out clearly and consistently against antisemitism and all forms of hate, and to take meaningful action to prevent violence before it occurs. Make our voices heard by urging elected officials, civic leaders, educators, faith communities, and civil society organizations to act with clarity and resolve. Condemn antisemitism unequivocally. Invest in education that confronts hatred and misinformation and strengthens protections for vulnerable communities. Reject the normalization of rhetoric that dehumanizes or incites violence. Silence and ambiguity enable hate to grow. Collective, principled action can stop it. We must take action now!

JEI Addresses JCRC of Greater Washington and Executive Director Controversy

December 5, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 5, 2025 Media Contact: Steve Rabinowitz Bluelight Strategies steve@bluelightstrategies.com

JEI's Voice in National Policy Conversation

December 1, 2025
JEI's work continues to be noted in national-level debates, and is proud to continue to be recognized in national media, including The New York Times this month. Our grassroots work is resonating in national-level policy conversations. As policy debates evolve, JEI remains committed to fostering informed civic engagement, interfaith dialogue, and community mobilization. "...Mr. Goldman and Mr. Espaillat also represent districts with substantial Jewish populations, according to research by the Jewish Electorate Institute . (Mr. Goldman’s district also includes large pockets of immigrant Muslim voters from Bangladesh and other countries.)" Continue to the article here