Following the events of October 7, 2025, Black Jewish Liberation Collective heard from members around the world reporting increased and complex experiences of marginalization. From October 2024 - January 2025, BLJC surveyed a diverse sample of Black Jews from across the U.S. and Europe about their lived experiences amidst increased political polarization. BLJC received 100+ responses.
![BLJC survey of Black Jews lived experiences post-October 7: "The way in which much of [white] Jewish community has turned from barely doing antiracism work domestically wholly toward Israel and self-protection is so discouraging, especially as the racism within Jewish community is so severe."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6wlrfyljh25ymq5dp65tihm2/bafkreicsgjd3ulccrwvvvut7ol6pd7qh2wvw4q66xp37j6wqmlruyeoijm)
BLJC survey of Black Jews lived experiences post-October 7: "The way in which much of [white] Jewish community has turned from barely doing antiracism work domestically wholly toward Israel and self-protection is so discouraging, especially as the racism within Jewish community is so severe."
FINDINGS, BLJC survey of Black Jews lived experiences post-October 7: - In Jewish spaces, nearly a third of respondents reported feeling increased marginalization due to unquestioning support for the Israeli government's actions in Gaza or denial of Palestinians' humanity. - A quarter of respondents indicated they specifically felt increased marginalization in synagogue. - One in ten respondents indicated challenges to how welcome Jewish communities feel, and feeling unwelcome in more explicitly Jewish left and progressive spaces.
Recommendations, BLJC survey of Black Jews lived experiences post-October 7: - Prioritize antiracism and antisemitism training for staff and community members. Dismantle racist preoccupation with "Black antisemitism." - Recognize Black Jews - and all Jews in the diaspora - are safer in a deeply interconnected, multiracial, multicultural context of mural solidarity. - Resource Black Jewish groups and organizations inside and outside your community - Amplify Black Jewish Leadership
Black Jewish Liberation Collective members reported increased marginalization after #October7 so they surveyed #BlackJews on lived experiences amidst political polarization. Here is what they found. www.blackjewishliberation.org/survey
