Most Israelis fear anti-Semitism and hide their Judaism when they are abroad, and feel that Israel is not doing enough to fight anti-Semitism
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The conference will be attended by, among others, the leaders of the lobby and its founders - Jay Ruderman, President of the Ruderman Family Foundation, and Shira Ruderman, CEO of the Foundation.
According to the survey, 62% of Israelis are convinced that the State of Israel should take action, including sending rescue teams, in the face of antisemitic incidents around the world, and 38% think that the country is not fighting anti-Semitism online enough.
At the same time, only 5% think that the countries of the world are doing enough to eradicate anti-Semitism.
Also, 73% of Israelis identify to a very large extent with other Jews in the world in the event of an antisemitic incident (only a single percentage of Israeli respondents do not identify at all).
Anti-Semitism on the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Two ultra-Orthodox beaten in London // Archive photo: The Hashomerim organization in London
Israelis aged 29-18 are very, very much (28%) afraid for their safety abroad compared to 16% who are over 60, and they also reported that they or their acquaintances were exposed to antisemitic incidents (21%) - compared to 8% among those aged 60 and over Young people are also more afraid to tell where they came from: about 13% of them will not find out they are from Israel, compared to 8% among those in their 60s. In general, most Israelis (59%) hide Jewish identities abroad.
Regarding the positions of the Jewish community in the United States, it emerged that American Jews are more connected to the American Jewish community (82%) than to Israel (55%), and that there is an increase in their expectations of Jewish institutions to be more inclusive and diverse - 64% of respondents. 4% compared to 2019.
The broader context is quite troubling: The data published last month also referred to the decline in the emotional connection to Israel among American Jewry: 67% in 2019 compared to 64% in 2021.
Essential support
"The concerns that Israelis are flooding with in the survey," said Jay Ruderman about the survey's findings, "correspond with the alarming trend that is widely agreed upon, and that is the rise of antisemitic events in the world. I find it difficult to imagine Israel today In the United States, and so it is difficult to imagine the Jewish community in the United States without Israel as a spiritual center.
Ruderman.
"He also finds points of light", Photo: Noam Galai
"To address such issues, we established the Lobby, which aims to fight and add knowledge and mutual guarantee, without ignoring disputes. Of the great friend overseas, and even if the polls show worrying trends - I also find bright spots and a lot of hope. "
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