Attitudes toward Jews on Campus before and after October 7, 2023
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The outbreak of campus protests after the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 intensified the debate regarding Israel on campus. Protests organized by Students for Justice in Palestine and other groups sometimes disrupted academic operations and were sporadically accompanied by violent incidents. In a recent survey of Jewish students, Eitan Hersh (2024) found that Jewish students reported that between April 2022 and November/December 2023, there was an increase in the perceived cost of working with Jewish organizations, taking part in Jewish activities, or simply revealing that they were Jewish.
Contributor Notes
JEFFREY KOPSTEIN is Dean's Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Irvine. In his research, Professor Kopstein focuses on interethnic violence, voting patterns of minority groups, antisemitism, and anti-liberal tendencies in civil society. Email: kopstein@uci.edu
RACHEL SHENHAV-GOLDBERG, LMSW, is a researcher and psychotherapist, working with individuals and groups. After receiving a Ph.D. in social work from Tel Aviv University, she completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Toronto. Currently Dr. Shenhav-Goldberg is working at Mohawk Valley Health System, NY and her research focuses on antisemitism on campuses in the United States. Email: racheli.shenhav@gmail.com
ANA SCHUGURENSKY is a PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of California, Irvine. Her research investigates public opinion and media framing of social welfare expansion through a comparative lens. Email: aschugur@uci.edu