Antisemitism in American Healthcare: The Role of Workplace Environment

Abstract

A rise in antisemitism has been well documented since the Hamas war on Israel on October 7th, 2023. However, there has been a dearth of literature on antisemitism in healthcare. This pilot study asked Jewish healthcare professionals (N = 645) to self-report their experiences with antisemitism in their work environments. The article explores the degree to which the odds that a respondent reports experiencing antisemitism increase or decrease is influenced by their colleagues’ and administrators’ ability to identify antisemitism, the type of workplace, and age. The results of a binary logistic regression show that the odds of a Jewish healthcare professional experiencing antisemitism decreases when they state that their colleagues and administration can identify antisemitism (OR =.56 95%CI 0.41–0.76 p