Jerusalem, Israel (April 14, 2026)
A new annual study released ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day has found that deadly antisemitic violence around the world reached its highest level in more than 30 years during 2025, with 20 Jews killed in four attacks across three continents. The findings point to a continued surge in serious anti-Jewish violence that intensified after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack and the war that followed in Gaza.
The report says the deadliest incidents were recorded in Australia, the United States and Britain. Fifteen people were killed in an attack tied to a Hanukkah gathering in Sydney in December, while additional fatalities were reported in separate antisemitic attacks in Washington, D.C., Boulder, Colorado, and Manchester, England. Researchers said the 2025 death toll marked the worst year for lethal antisemitic violence since 1994, when the bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Argentina killed 85 people.
Beyond the killings, the study found that incidents involving physical harm, including beatings and stone-throwing, also increased. Overall antisemitic activity rose more moderately compared with 2024, but remained far above levels seen before the Gaza war. The report tracks a broad range of incidents, including assaults, vandalism, threats and online abuse, and said the early spike seen immediately after October 7 never fully subsided in 2025.
Country-by-country data showed continued pressure on Jewish communities in several Western nations. In the United Kingdom, recorded incidents rose to about 3,700 in 2025 from 3,556 the year before. Canada climbed to roughly 6,800 from 6,219, while Australia recorded 588 incidents between October and December 2025, up from 492 during the same period a year earlier. Researchers said many of the physical attacks were carried out by lone individuals, making prevention especially difficult.
The new findings arrive as Israel begins its annual commemoration of the Holocaust, adding fresh urgency to concerns about the persistence of anti-Jewish violence worldwide.
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