The horrific killing of 11 worshipers at a Pittsburgh synagogue has
taken a festering problem out of the shadows and put it in the
spotlight: anti-Semitism is on the rise in America.
Bomb threats, menacing messages on social media and assaults on Jewish Americans have become increasingly common in recent years, according to researchers and federal data.
Even before the attack – believed to be the deadliest in U.S. history targeting American Jews – violence and harassment of Jewish people and institutions was rising sharply, coinciding with a moment when American politics has become sharply divided.
Read more: Pittsburgh synagogue rampage spotlights rising anti-Semitism in America
Bomb threats, menacing messages on social media and assaults on Jewish Americans have become increasingly common in recent years, according to researchers and federal data.
Even before the attack – believed to be the deadliest in U.S. history targeting American Jews – violence and harassment of Jewish people and institutions was rising sharply, coinciding with a moment when American politics has become sharply divided.
Read more: Pittsburgh synagogue rampage spotlights rising anti-Semitism in America
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