In 2024, the ADL recorded 9,354 antisemitic incidents across the United States. The highest number in 46 years of tracking. A 344 percent increase over five years. More than 25 targeted incidents per day.

Los Angeles County recorded the second-highest total of anti-Jewish hate crimes in 44 years of reporting. Anti-Jewish incidents accounted for 80 percent of all religious hate crimes in the county. At LA County schools, 19 percent of all hate crimes targeted Jewish students. One-third of American Jews reported being personally targeted by antisemitism in the past year. More than half changed their daily behavior out of fear.

And antisemitism is not the only form of hate reaching crisis levels in this community. In 2024, LA County recorded the highest number of anti-Black hate crimes in its history. Anti-Middle Eastern hate crimes surged 118 percent. Hate incidents at schools and universities rose 234 percent in a single year. Hate is not confined to one group. It is a threat to every community in this district.

What makes this moment different is the normalization. Hate that once lived on the fringes now appears openly on social media, on campuses, in workplaces, and in public spaces. It comes from the far right and the far left. Both are dangerous. Both must be confronted.

Hate crimes are federal crimes and should be prosecuted with the full weight of the law, regardless of who the target is. Federal security funding for houses of worship, schools, and community centers must be expanded and sustained, not subject to political cycles. Social media platforms that allow hate to flourish while profiting from engagement must be held accountable. And only 29 states mandate Holocaust education. Ignorance is the precondition for hate. Federal support for Holocaust education and anti-bias programs is not optional. It is essential.

Antisemitism is not a Jewish problem. Hate directed at any community diminishes all of us. The answer is not silence. It is moral clarity and action.