Earlier this week, the ADL
released its
2014 Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents in the United States. It found that the total number of incidents rose by 21% last year. According to the Report:
In 2014, anti-Semitic incidents were reported in a total of 38 states and the District of Columbia. Those incidents are categorized in the ADL Audit as follows: Assaults: 36 incidents in 2014, compared with 31 in 2013; Vandalism: 363 incidents in 2014, compared with 315 in 2013; Harassment, threats and events: 513 incidents in 2014, compared with 405 in 2013.
Placing those numbers in perspective, however, the Report said:
Despite the increase in incidents, the total number of anti-Semitic acts still represents one of the lowest totals of anti-Semitic acts reported by ADL since it started keeping records in 1979. Still, the Audit has also identified new trends in anti-Semitic incidents, including the phenomenon of hacking attacks on community and synagogue websites by overseas hackers, which multiplied in 2014.
