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Milwaukee Jewish Federation Report
A new report says antisemitism grew by leaps and bounds last year.
The Milwaukee Jewish Federation released its latest report on Thursday. It said antisemitic incidents in Wisconsin surged by 83% compared to 2024.
“Wisconsin experienced a clear and concerning shift in antisemitic activity between 2024 and 2025, with many incidents becoming more personal, more visible, and more normalized,” the Federation executive director Roberta S. Clark said.
“We saw a 45% increase in incidents involving Holocaust distortion and Nazi imagery, which accounted for 36% of all reported incidents. There was also a dramatic rise in online hate, with 55% of incidents occurring on social media and other digital platforms, nearly triple the number reported the previous year."
The Jewish Federation said there were 174 documented antisemitic incidents in the state last year.
The report said many of those incidents were "driven largely by anti-Israel and anti-Zionist rhetoric that too often targets Jewish individuals and communities far removed from Israeli government policy."
"We are also deeply concerned that 18% of reported incidents involved threats, harassment, assaults, or violence targeting members of the Jewish community, particularly those who were visibly Jewish through religious dress, symbols, or participation in Jewish life," Clark added.
The report notes that anti-Jewish incidents in schools and college campuses fell in 2025, but the Federation also said many incidents were "collective blame" incidents. That's where the Federation said someone targets Jews or Jewish homes and businesses because of anger over something the person or business had nothing to do with.
You can read the full report here.
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