CTV National News: New federal study finds antisemitism runs rampant in Canada

Nearly all Canadian Jewish university students faced antisemitism, survey finds

A Canadian federal government report found antisemitism to be a widespread endemic, as many Jewish students shared that they find themselves in a state of 'constant calculation' of whether to speak in class, display visible Jewish identity, or file a complaint

The rubicon of antisemitism crossed in the West - Israel will face new dangers, too

The wave of antisemitism is not receding; it is becoming more pervasive and more commonplace. In the US, for example, one in three individuals said they were targets of antisemitism.

Report: ‘Alarming prevalence’ of antisemitism at Canadian universities

25 percent of the perceived incidents involved either a professor or teaching assistant A “national report” on antisemitism at Canadian universities revealed that almost 96 percent of Jewish students “experienced or witnessed at least one antisemitism incident” in the last year. According to the CBC, there’s been a “widespread failure to address” the “alarming prevalence” of the problem. Source

95.7% of Jewish post-secondary students in Canada dealt with antisemitism last year. Canadian universities have forfeited the right to police themselves

Ninety-five point seven percent of Jewish post-secondary students in Canada experienced or witnessed at least one antisemitic incident in the past year, according to a new federally commissioned survey of roughly 900 students. As Harrison Lowman reported, the Campus Antisemitism and Student Experiences report concludes that campus antisemitism “is not episodic or peripheral—it is persistent and proliferating.” The more damning finding sits benea…

CTV National News: New federal study finds antisemitism runs rampant in Canada

A new report commissioned by the federal government finds antisemitism is widespread across Canadian post-secondary campuses. Abigail Bimman reports.

Denial, Hate, and Silence: The Three Responses to Overwhelming Evidence of Canada’s Campus Antisemitism Crisis

One week ago, the release of the Campus Antisemitism and Student Experiences (CASE) report provided the most comprehensive national data to date on antisemitism on Canadian university campuses. As I wrote in my post on it, there is a crisis: of the more than 900 Jewish students surveyed, 95.7% experienced or witnessed antisemitism over the previous year, 72% limit what they say in class, 57% avoid wearing Jewish symbols, and roughly one-quarter have considered dropping out. That data is in addition to the more than 1,200 open-ended student accounts that deliver the gut punch: a professor telling a class that “Jews belong in Poland and should go back there,” widespread Holocaust denial, and physical and verbal threats targeting Jewish students. The samples posted below give a sense of the responses.