Report: Nearly three-quarters of Jewish teachers’ union members self-censor over anti-Jewish, anti-Israel hostility

Nearly three-quarters of Jewish members of teachers’ unions say they have censored themselves in union spaces because of anti-Jewish and anti-Israel hostilities, according to a new Anti-Defamation League report.The report, released on Thursday, is based on a survey of 307 Jewish teachers’ union members in 24 states, as well as focus groups. Respondents were primarily current and retired K-12 teachers.Among those surveyed, 73.6% reported feeling they had to censor themselves in teachers’ union spaces due to hostility against Jews, Zionists and Israel, and 47.6% said they had curbed their involvement in some union activities due to the hostility.“Teachers’ unions were built on the promise of solidarity, fairness and dignity for every worker,” Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and national director of the ADL, stated.“This report makes clear that this promise is being broken for Jewish educators across the country,” he said. “What we found is not the work of a few bad…

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