Antisemitism on College Campuses: A Phenomenological Study of Jewish Students’ Lived Experiences

Abstract

Antisemitism has increased significantly across the world in recent years. From 2016 to 2017, hate crimes against Jews increased by fifty-seven percent in the United States. 1 Further, US college campuses experienced an all-time high in antisemitic incidents, with a sixty-seven percent rise from 2016 to 2017. 2, 3 Because of the escalation of antisemitism in the United States, especially on college campuses, the present study used a phenomenological research design to investigate college students’ (N = 6) experiences of being Jewish on college campuses in the United States. Keywords:  antisemitism, college students, college campus, university students