The Everyday Experience of Anti-Semitism in America

Hate crimes against all American minorities, including Jewish Americans, are on the rise. The very real threat of anti-Semitism has become increasingly common since Donald Trump’s election in 2016.

Anti-Semitic Cartoon, entitled "History Repeats Itself." Published in Sound Money magazine, 1896 (Source: Wikipedia)

by Claire Sadar

When I saw Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School listed among the latest round of Jewish institutions to receive bomb threats, I immediately texted my friend Liz,¹ an alumnus of the school. She still lives in the D.C. area, work…