Record 2025 Rise in Antisemitic Violence Claims 20 Deaths Across Seven Nations
The year 2025 was the deadliest for antisemitic attacks in the Jewish diaspora in more than three decades, with 20 people killed. The killings occurred in a series of high‑profile attacks: 15 deaths at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney, two deaths at the Heaton Park synagogue in Manchester on Yom Kippur, and three deaths in separate shootings in Washington, D.C., and Boulder, Colorado.
A report by the Anti‑Defamation League’s J7 Large Communities Task Force documented more than 23,000 antisemitic incidents in the seven countries that host the majority of the diaspora – the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Argentina, Australia and the United Kingdom. Overall incidents rose 136 % since 2022, with violent incidents up 97 %. Germany recorded the highest per‑capita rate, nearly 70 incidents per 1,000 Jewish residents, and saw a 215 % increase since 2021. The United States, France and Australia also posted large percentage rises.
The task force described antisemitism as “no longer a surge, it is our new normal,” urging governments to fund security, enact stricter laws and compel social‑media platforms to enforce anti‑hate policies. In the United States, Israeli officials linked a recent Manhattan stabbing of a Jewish man to rhetoric by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, accusing the mayor of incitement and blaming him for endangering Jewish lives.
Entities: Anti-Defamation League · Anti-Defamation League (ADL) · Australia · Benjamin Netanyahu · Dr. Josef Schuster · Germany · J7 Large Communities Task Force Against Antisemitism · J7 Large Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism · Manchester Synagogue · Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu · Sydney Bondi Beach · United Nations
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] Germany recorded the highest per‑capita rate of antisemitic incidents, about 70 incidents per 1,000 Jewish residents in 2025.
- [● 2 SOURCES] Violent antisemitic incidents increased 97 % in 2025 compared with 2022.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The deadliest single antisemitic attack in 2025 occurred on 14 December at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, killing 15 people.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Anti‑Zionism was identified as a major motive, accounting for 48 % of incidents in the United Kingdom, 45 % in the United States and 23 % in Germany.
- [● 2 SOURCES] In 2025, 20 people were killed in antisemitic attacks worldwide.
- [● 5 SOURCES] More than 23,000 antisemitic incidents were recorded in the seven J7 countries in 2025. (ADL J7 Large Communities Task Force report)
- [● 2 SOURCES] 2025 was the deadliest year for antisemitic violence in the Jewish diaspora since the 1994 AMIA bombing in Argentina.
- [● 2 SOURCES] The total number of antisemitic incidents in the J7 countries was 136 % higher in 2025 than in 2022.
- [● 2 SOURCES] Germany recorded the highest rate of antisemitic incidents per 1,000 Jewish residents, about 70 incidents per 1,000 in 2025. (German Central Council of Jews (Dr. Josef Schuster))
- [● 3 SOURCES] Anti‑Zionism was identified as a motive in 48% of UK cases, 45% of US cases and 23% of German cases. (J7 Report)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Violent antisemitic incidents increased 97% compared with 2022. (J7 report)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, linked a New York stabbing of a Jewish man to mayoral rhetoric, accusing the mayor of incitement. (Israeli government statements)