(Jewish Group) NY survey finds widespread harassment of Jews and other minorities

(THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP! RESPECT!!)

Four in five Jewish New Yorkers said they were “very” or “somewhat” bothered by vandalism or property damage targeting their religion, according to a recent survey on harassment of minority groups.

The report, summarizing the findings of a survey by the New York City Commission on Human Rights and Strength in Numbers Consulting Group, was released Tuesday. It found that 38.7 percent of the 3,105 respondents — Muslim, Arab, South Asian, Jewish and Sikh New Yorkers — reported experiencing “verbal harassment, threats or taunting referring to race, ethnicity or religion,” while 13.6% reported “being purposefully pushed or shoved on a subway platform.”

Nearly one-third of the respondents, 980 individuals, identified as Jewish. Among the Jewish respondents, 80.4% said they were “very” or “somewhat” bothered by vandalism or property damage targeting religion, compared to 64.8% among non-Jews.

The survey was taken between July 2016 and late 2017 — “a timeframe that encapsulates the climate pre- and post-election and the aftermath of Federal news announcements threatening some of these and other communities,” the report said. It noted certain Trump administration actions during this time frame, including the travel ban on certain Muslim majority countries, ending the Temporary Protected Status for some nationals from designated countries who are in the United States, and attempting to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival, or DACA, immigration policy.

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The commission noted that 71% of respondents overall do not report discrimination when it happens.


Illustrative: Anti-Semitic fliers were discovered on the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, New York, on October 23, 2017. (Courtesy of Cornell Daily Sun via JTA)



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