The National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism outlines a whole-of-society approach, organized in four pillars of action that address key themes and threats raised by over 1,000 diverse stakeholders across the Jewish community and beyond. The strategy addresses increasing awareness and understanding of both antisemitism and Jewish American heritage, improving safety and security for Jewish communities, reversing the normalization of antisemitism and addressing antisemitic discrimination, and building coalitions across all communities to fight hate. It includes over 100 meaningful actions that over two dozen government agencies will take to counter antisemitism, as well as over 100 calls to action for Congress, State and local governments, companies, technology platforms, civil society, and faith leaders, and others to counter antisemitism
Pillar 1: Broaden awareness and understanding of antisemitism and its threat to America
In order to fight antisemitism, Americans must recognize and understand it. The strategy seeks to increase awareness and education in schools, communities, and the workplace about antisemitism, including the Holocaust, and Jewish American heritage.
- The United States Holocaust and Memorial Museum will launch the first-ever U.S.-based Holocaust education research center to promote effective Holocaust education in 2024.
- The National Endowment for the Humanities will issue a special call for research applications to study the origins, history, and effects of antisemitism in the United States, including the spread of antisemitism online.
- Federal agencies will incorporate information about antisemitism into federal Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) training programs by Fall 2023.
- Department of Labor (DOL) will develop and disseminate model resources such as palm cards for unions on how to recognize antisemitism and how countering antisemitism relates to workers' rights.
- The Small Business Administration will connect small business owners with community-based organizations to provide training and resources for small business owners and employees on understanding, preventing, and responding to incidents of antisemitism.
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) will partner with the National Council of Jewish Museums to host a summit for museums, libraries, and archives on countering antisemitism.
Pillar 2: Improve safety and security for Jewish communities
To prevent violence against Jewish communities through accountability, deterrence, and effective responses to attacks, the strategy aims to improve data collection on antisemitism, ensure vigorous enforcement of hate crime laws by the Department of Justice, and increase federal funding for the physical security of Jewish institutions.
- the Department of Justice, through both US Attorney Offices and FBI Field Offices, and the Department of Homeland Security will begin targeted engagements with the Jewish community to understand and help address their security needs.
- will launch an interagency effort to understand the social, behavioral, and structural barriers to reporting hate incidents, to eliminate those barriers and improve criminal justice data reporting.
- publish and disseminate a resource guide for faith-based organizations and houses of worship to increase security while sustaining an open and welcoming environment.
- risk assessments, planning assistance, and active shooter and bomb prevention-related training to Jewish houses of worship, community centers, and day schools.
- will publish a report on telecommunications' role in the commission of hate crimes, including the use of social media in antisemitic harassment.
Pillar 3: Reverse the normalization of antisemitism and counter antisemitic discrimination
To address the rise of antisemitic speech and intimidation in the public square and especially online, the strategy urges all Americans to speak out against antisemitism can calls on Congress and tech platforms to take action to address hate online. The strategy also commits agencies to raise awareness of and enforce federal nondiscrimination laws. It additionally aims to boost digital literacy and civics education and combat growing antisemitism in schools and especially on college campuses
- The Department of Education will launch an Antisemitism Awareness Campaign aimed at raising awareness among educators, students, parents, and school communities about the alarming rise of antisemitism and giving them the tools to address it.
- raise awareness about and fully enforce federal nondiscrimination laws to counter antisemitic and related forms of discrimination as well as promote religious communities' equitable access to government programs and religious accommodations.
- existing training to identify any gaps in coverage of antisemitic conduct as a form of prohibited discrimination.
Pillar 4: Build cross-community solidarity and collective action
Partnerships across diverse communities and faiths provide a foundation to counter antisemitism and other forms of hate. They are one of America's greatest strengths. To strengthen the bonds of solidarity and mutual support among Jewish and other communities, the strategy expands the most effective efforts at coalition-building against hate and supports efforts to mobilize multi-faith partnerships nationwide.
- The President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition will launch a digital campaign to spotlight the importance of cross-community solidarity.
- The President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities will work with national and local leaders in the public, private and non-profit sectors to bolster social cohesion in America, and combat hate and targeted violence.
- The White House Office of Public Engagement will launch the Ally Challenge, inviting Americans to describe their acts of allyship with Jewish, Muslim, or other communities that are not their own. Leaders of outstanding projects will be recognized by the White House.
- The White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, in cooperation with federal agency Centers for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and diverse faith leaders, will produce a toolkit for faith communities on standing in solidarity with other religious communities to combat antisemitism and other forms of hate.
- The White House Office of Public Engagement will organize a week of action with diverse faith communities to expand and showcase multifaith partnerships to counter hate.
- VA will expand its chaplain partnership with Jewish, Muslim, and other chaplain associations and facilitate local multi-faith partnerships among chaplains of diverse faiths.
