Dr. Matt Boxer
@mboxer
Assistant Research Prof, Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies @ Brandeis University. Jewish studies and sociology. Writes broadly about contemporary Jewish life using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Might have a space laser.
The much worse part comes partly from this graph in the report. Note, for example, that they say there were 6,274 reported incidents in the US in 2025. Here's the key: reported to whom? That's the number the ADL reported in their annual audit for 2025, but they only capture the tip of the iceberg.
This is related to a phenomenon Jonathan Sarna wrote about 40 years ago -- "The 'Mythical Jew' and the 'Jew Next Door' in nineteenth century America," in an edited volume, Anti-Semitism in American History. From my dissertation:
Can't let Juneteenth pass without a plug for the Underground Railroad Heritage Center in my hometown. Definitely worth a visit if you find yourself in Niagara Falls, NY. www.niagarafallsundergroundrailroad.org
John Cornyn, newly reregistered as a member of the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party.
Gaslighting is a common feature of antisemitism. (Cue the people complaining that they're not gaslighting, and the dirty, dirty Jews are just trying to cut off criticism by accusing them of gaslighting.)
There it is, folks: both NY TImes Pitchbot and Cookie Monster are Bills fans.
The image I'm posting here is by Bruce MacKinnon, and it's from Trump's first term. #LeopardsEatingFaces
It's also not true. According to Pew's 2020 national survey, only 37% of US Jewish adults identify as Reform (see graphic). It's much lower in Canada. I don't know about you, but I was always taught a "majority" is 50% plus one, and 37% sure seems like it's less than 50% plus one.
I keep coming back to this article, from 2023, showing that far-right extremists use antisemitism and Islamophobia interchangeably to promote hatred of both Jews and Muslims. It's a game to them; whichever stochastic terrorist causes the most harm wins.
There's a recent article about how far-right actors on the internet use hatred of Jews and Muslims instrumentally to promote greater hatred of both groups.
In the debate over whether Substack is evil, I got this, ironically, from a Substack newsletter I'm subscribed to:
Biblical scholars know that if you look instead at the Gospel of Mark, which predates Matthew, you get a much less saccharine take:
I have plenty of scars to prove that all happened without phones in the ancient times when I was in school. Neither my anecdotes nor yours constitute data. Now, if you want to make a case that American schools are different, that variable wasn't considered. But if you actually read the article:
From the University of Wisconsin Hillel newsletter, this caught my eye. Not the student; I've never met him. The mantle on the Torah. I know those names anywhere; that's the Torah scroll I read from every week until I left for college. When my shul closed, the Torah was donated to UW Hillel.
That's the number from just the Jewish respondents, and, frankly, I wonder about the 5%. But to your point, here are the numbers comparing Jews to the general public, and it's still encouraging news.
I want to be clear I would *never* suggest doing this. However... If you locate Google's global headquarters on Google Maps, click on it, then click on "Send Product Feedback" on the lower right side of the screen, you can suggest a better name, like "Gulf of Mexico."
Always worth the reminder of what he wholeheartedly bought into, with full knowledge and understanding:
I don't know the artists myself, but if you have friends in Portland, Oregon, there's a good chance someone will know one. In their community study last year, we found the following:
'Tis the season for this finding from the 2015 Nashville and Middle Tennessee Jewish Community Study: scholarworks.brandeis.edu/esploro/outp...