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Nationally, there were
increases across the board
compared to 2021 numbers.
Incidents of harassment rose 29
percent, acts of vandalism surged
51 percent, physical assaults
jumped 26 percent, activity by
organized white supremacist
groups doubled and antisemitic
activity on college campuses rose
41 percent. The audit found, on
average, 10 incidents each day in
2022.
To ADL Michigan
regional director
Carolyn Normandin,
what’s important
about the Michigan data is
also important about the
national data.
“As Jewish people,
we know Jews in this country have
been under attack,” Normandin said.
“Whether antisemitism is directed at
an individual or at an institution or on
social media, these incidents are getting
bolder, and real people are feeling the
harm. Antisemitism in this country is at
a fever pitch.”
Normandin notes Michigan’s
antisemitic incident numbers are
grouped with states with much larger
populations than Michigan, another
troubling fact of these figures.
“When I think of my home
state being in these categories, it
makes me sick to my stomach,”
Normandin said. “I’ve always been
a proud Michigander. And the fact
we continue to place so highly in
these national numbers is very
upsetting.”
When troubling reports like
these are released, Normandin is
consistent in her messaging.
“Stand up, share facts, show
strength. We must continue to do
that. No matter how tiresome it
gets, no matter how much we feel
like it’s ‘been there, done that.’ We
must not roll over on this,” Normandin
said. “And we’re not in this alone. There
are more like-minded people in this
fight than there are of the haters. So, we
have to be together on that.”
To read the ADL’s 2022 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents
in full, visit www.adl.org/resources/report/audit-
antisemitic-incidents-2022.
Carolyn
Normandin
Supported through the generosity of The Jewish Fund and the D. Dan and Betty Kahn Family Foundation.
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