June 22, 2026 Antisemitism, an American Tradition, George Washington University Institute on Antisemitism and Jewish Inclusion in Educational Settings, Washington, DC
May 28, 2026. George Washington University Institute on Antisemitism and Jewish Inclusion in Educational Settings, Washington, DC. Jews met antisemitism on landing in New Amsterdam in 1654 when Peter Stuyvesant tried to expel them. The founding of the US changed little, as negative European stereotypes rooted into American soil. They faced restrictions on holding office, admission to schools, and employment in industry, while their synagogues and cemeteries were vandalized. Recently, white nationalists chanted “Jews will not replace us” in Charlottesville, Virgina, and a gunman killed eleven members at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue building. Antisemitic incidents have increased each year.

