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Antisemitism Rises in State
ADL cites a 56% increase in incidents in 2021. DANNY SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER
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he 2021 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents issued April 26 by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) shows antisemitic incidents in Michigan increasing on an alarming trend, mirroring nationwide figures. Michigan saw a significant increase from 51 incidents in 2020 to 112 incidents in 2021. Antisemitic incidents reached an all-time high in the United States in 2021, with a total of 2,717 incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism reported to
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the ADL. The 34% year-overyear increase represents the highest number of incidents on record since ADL began tracking antisemitic incidents in 1979. Michigan was once again among the states with the most incidents. Incident reports came from 32 cities across the state, said Carolyn Carolyn Normandin, ADL Normandin Michigan regional director. “This is troublesome, and it has been troublesome for several years,” Normandin said. “There are more incidents reported to our office than ever before. It’s really problematic that hate, and particularly antisemitism, has become so common in this country and state that we see these numbers at alltime highs.” The audit reported 104 continued on page 28
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