Jewish college students are experiencing or witnessing an alarming rise in on-campus antisemitism in the weeks since Hamas’ shock attack on Israel.
Nearly 73% of Jewish students have seen or been the victim of antisemitism since the start of the semester, an increase from 63% in 2021, according to a study by the Anti-Defamation League and Hillel International obtained by The Post Wednesday.
By comparison, 44% of non-Jewish students have experienced or witnessed such acts in the same time period.
Sixty-seven percent of Jewish students said they felt physically safe on campus before Oct. 7, the study of 3,084 college students — including 527 who were Jewish — from 689 campuses across the country found.
That dropped to 46% after the terror group’s attack.
Sixty-six percent of Jewish respondents felt emotionally safe on campus before the war began, a number that plummeted to 33% after.
In addition, 64% polled said their universities were “welcoming and supportive” of them prior to the invasion, while only 44% felt the same in the aftermath.
“Jewish students are experiencing a wave of antisemitism unlike anything we’ve seen before, but shockingly, non-Jewish students barely see it,” ADL CEO Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO, said in a statement.
“Since the Oct. 7 massacre in Israel, Jewish students feel increasingly threatened on campus — but
college leaders are not doing enough to address this very real fear of antisemitism.”
The survey findings are a “disconcerting picture of the hate on campuses nationwide,” added Adam Lehman, president and CEO of Hillel International. “Widespread experiences with antisemitism, as reported in this survey, are driving Jewish students to hide their identities.”
Since October, seven schools have been placed under a federal investigation for antisemitism and islamophobia — including three Ivy Leagues: Cornell, Columbia, and the University of Pennsylvania.
The schools could lose federal funding if they do not comply with the Department of Education’s recommendation after the probe is concluded, according to CNN.
Antisemitic acts have increased on college campuses across the US, including a Cornell student, 21, being arrested for allegedly making violent threats against other Jewish scholars online.
Jewish students at NYC’s Cooper Union — another school being investigated — were barricaded inside the library after pro-Palestinian students brought their protest indoors and pounded on the doors and windows.
A Harvard student was surrounded by Palestinian demonstrators last month, who screamed “Shame, shame, shame” at him.
They held keffiyeh — traditional Palestinian scarves — and waved them in the student’s face as they surrounded him.
Across NYC, students have been seen ripping down posters of kidnapped Israelis, and a group of Big Apple high school students were accosted on the Washington, DC, metro after attending a pro-Israeli rally.
Additional reporting by Matthew Sedacca.
