New ADL Study Shows Classroom Lessons Can Reduce Antisemitism

Empty chairs stand in front of a blackboard in a classroom. Photo: Michael Brandt via Reuters Connect. High school students are less likely to believe in antisemitic tropes when the public education system intervenes early…
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The ADL has produced evidence that a single 45-minute classroom intervention measurably reduces high school students' acceptance of antisemitic beliefs. This shifts the debate from whether education can counter hate to what specific curricula and dosage actually work. The next question is whether school districts will adopt such lessons and whether the effect holds over time.

