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The new antisemitism problem our institutions weren’t built for

JL;DR SUMMARY Antisemitism is evolving beyond visible extremist acts into a pervasive, ambient presence in online environments, driven by conspiracy theories and ideologically skewed media. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityPhilanthropyConspiracy TheoriesMediaAviva KlompasBoundlessDigital LiteracyNarrative ResilienceOnline Content

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"Our recent national survey on media consumption and antisemitism found that 71% of Americans say conspiracy theories are common online, and among people who report seeing opinions about Jewish people online, 31% say what they encountered was hateful."

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