Antisemitism Decoded

Bi-weekly on Wednesdays

An in-depth guide to antisemitism to help you understand the debates over Jewish safety that are shaping American life. Twice a month, you'll receive expert analysis, the latest data and the signature Forward Grid classifying recent incidents. Hosted by Arno Rosenfeld, Forward's award-winning investigative journalist.

Antisemitism Decoded is hosted by Arno Rosenfeld, the Forward’s award-winning investigative journalist, who chronicles the struggle to understand and defeat antisemitism on college campuses and across the country.

Arno Rosenfeld Investigative Journalist

Recent Newsletters

August 27, 2025 - What we can learn from antisemitism on TikTok

August 13, 2025 - What exactly is the Justice Department's plan?

July 30, 2025 - Why legal settlements can’t solve the campus crisis

July 16, 2025 - Grok’s Nazi escapade was all too human

July 2, 2025 - Did Zohran Mamdani develop a playbook for beating claims of antisemitism?

June 18, 2025 - How far-right antisemitism is shaping the Israel-Iran debate

June 4, 2025 - This is what happens when you dehumanize ‘Zionists’

May 21, 2025 - Six categories of Jewish students explain the campus puzzle

May 7, 2025 - What do we really mean by ‘campus antisemitism’? Harvard explains

December 24, 2024 - This obscure rule explains Biden’s approach to antisemitism

December 17, 2024 - What Project Esther looks like in action

December 10, 2024 - Jewish ‘masterminds’ are destroying Western values, Heritage says

December 3, 2024 - Miriam Adelson’s Muslim ban

November 19, 2024 - Scoop: Shadowy firm is behind pressure campaign on Schumer

November 14, 2024 - A coming war on nonprofits? ⛈️

October 29, 2024 - What's behind Doug Emhoff's warning about Trump 🗳️

October 22, 2024 - It's easy to manipulate data

October 15, 2024 - Project 2025 for antisemitism has arrived 📄

October 9, 2024 - Are we closer to Auschwitz or Sinai? 🌄

September 24, 2024 - The quandary of antisemitic politicians 🧩

September 17, 2024 - A Venn diagram for talking about Israel 📈

September 10, 2024 - Things are getting scary at Baruch College

September 4, 2024 - What the Columbia antisemitism report doesn’t say

August 27, 2024 - Separating anti-Zionists from antisemites on campus

August 20, 2024 - How the left can fight antisemitism 📘

August 13, 2024 - Deborah Lipstadt’s Talmudic warning

August 6, 2024 - Should schools ban discrimination against Zionists?

July 30, 2024 - What exactly is Trump's antisemitism play?

July 23, 2024 - The real gap between Harris and Biden on antisemitism

July 16, 2024 - Senators could sneak through a contentious antisemitism definition

July 9, 2024 - French Jews caught between ‘les extrêmes’

June 18, 2024 - The Brooklyn Museum story wasn't what you thought

June 11, 2024 - Is it antisemitic to protest Hillel?

June 6, 2024 - What’s happening in Canada?

May 24, 2024 - Whatever happened with Kyrie Irving?

May 17, 2024 - Are the kids alright? What the data says

May 9, 2024 - Nazi Germany haunts campus antisemitism debate

May 2, 2024 - A new coalition emerges as violence mounts on campus

April 26, 2024 - The plan to save Columbia’s Jewish students would actually hurt them

April 18, 2024 - Why the ADL is struggling to find its campus footing

April 11, 2024 - Can you address antisemitism at the ballot box?

April 4, 2024 - Who could argue with federal funds for synagogue security? These Jews

March 28, 2024 - A grotesque cartoon and two views of contemporary antisemitism

March 21, 2024 - New data challenge assumptions about campus antisemitism

March 14, 2024 - Introducing your weekly guide through the news and noise