Medicine
Fishman and Auerbach (2026)21
Michelson et al. (2025)22
Schwartz et al. (2025)23
Schwartz et al. (2026)19 |
Survey of Jewish medical students and physicians in the US |
Since October 7, 2023:
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Risk of exposure to antisemitism was four times higher in academic vs community settings21
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<2% reported that their institutions had incorporated education about antisemitism into anti-discrimination training22; 88% reported experiencing antisemitism, compared with 40% before October 723
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>35% reported personally directed antisemitic incidents23
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>30% reported face-to-face antisemitic encounters23
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Nearly 50% reported exposure to antisemitism on social media; 21% reported exposure in classes or seminars23
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Medicine
Roth and Wald (2025)24 |
Observational review of commencement ceremonies for the year 2024 amongst the 25 highest-ranked US medical schools |
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The proportion of graduating students who wore specified regalia or buttons, carried signs or banners, interrupted ceremonies verbally, or deviated from approved scripts ranged from 0% to 22.5% across the medical schools studied
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Examples included stoles combining a Palestinian flag, a keffiyeh, and an empty map of Israel, some with the word “Palestine” next to it in Arabic, accompanied by Arabic-language slogans (“Jerusalem is Ours”), and the display of a sign reading “End Zionism, end apartheid”
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The authors interpreted these displays as denying the legitimacy of the State of Israel and the Jewish people’s right to self-determination
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Medicine
Gordon et al. (2025)25 |
Cross-sectional electronic survey of 265 Jewish healthcare students and professionals in Victoria, Australia, conducted from 12/2023 to 02/2024 by the Alliance Against Antisemitism in Healthcare of Australia |
Since October 7, 2023:
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One-half reported feeling need to hide Jewish identity, and approximately two-thirds knew someone else who felt this need
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One-third reported experiencing antisemitism in the workplace
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Approximately two-thirds reported feeling unsafe or uncomfortable
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One-third reported avoiding group situations at work or social situations involving colleagues
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Medicine
Katz (2024)26
Pope (2024)27 |
Survey of 293 Jewish healthcare professionals in the UK, conducted in late 2023; findings reported in two media sources |
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95% reported an increase in antisemitism in their daily lives since October 7, 2023
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73% reported experiencing at least one antisemitic incident; among these respondents, 70% reported that the source of at least one incident was within their own healthcare circles
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44% had modified or were considering modifying their professional activities because of increased antisemitism
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Among respondents who had reported an antisemitic incident at work, only 15% believed that it has been managed appropriately
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Medicine
Starr (2024)28 |
Survey of 1,000 Canadian Jewish physicians, residents, and medical students, half from Ontario, conducted by the Jewish Medical Association of Ontario in December 2024; findings reported in a media source |
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31% reported considering leaving Canada because of increased antisemitism in medical institutions and schools
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1% of respondents felt antisemitism was a severe problem in the medical field before October 7, 2023. This is vs 98% worried about impact of antisemitism on the healthcare system since the “Hamas-led 2023 pogrom in Israel’s south”28
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80% reported experiencing antisemitism in medical institutions since October 7, 2023 vs data before the terrorist attack: 29% had experienced prejudice in their medical community, 39% in hospitals, and 43% in academic settings
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75% reported experiencing antisemitism in academic settings, and 64% reported experiencing it in hospitals since October 7, 2023
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Respondents reported experiencing antisemitism through organization policies (57%), organizational communications (55%), personal interactions with colleagues (53%) and non-physician staff (41%), and through the administration (38%)
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Psychology
Brosbe et al. (2026)29 |
Survey of 218 Jewish mental health professionals in the US, conducted in 2025 |
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91% regarded antisemitism as a problem, 93% believed it had increased during the previous years, and 74% reported personally experiencing antisemitism
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39% reported antisemitic harassment
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Reported occupational effects of antisemitism at work included anxiety (74%), damaged relationships with colleagues (53%), and professional exclusion (21%)
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Qualitative responses described exclusion, erasure, and de-legitimization of aspects of Jewish identity and practice
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Healthcare Professions
Schwartz et al. (2025)23
Schwartz et al. (2026)19 |
Quantitative analysis of 3.43 million Twitter/X posts, 899,248 of which were from accounts of 224,405 self-identified healthcare professionals from 05/2023 to 03/2024 |
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Posts related to antisemitism increased more than 5-fold during the study period
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Posts classified as promoting antisemitic stereotypes increased 2– to 4–fold
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Antisemitic conspiracy theories increased 1.9–fold, and Holocaust inversion increased 3.6–fold
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The authors concluded that “Social media, a powerful tool for extremist ideologies and spreading hate also enabled dramatic spread of antisemitism in healthcare”23
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