Only 34% of Jewish adults feel safe as a Jewish person living in the United States today. And about 2 in 10 report being verbally harassed or harassed online in the last year because of their Jewish faith.
Jewish adults express limited confidence in both major political parties’ support for their community, with just 15% saying the Democratic Party supports them well and 16% saying the same of the Republican Party.
Forty percent of religiously affiliated Jewish adults feel very or extremely emotionally attached to Israel and 48% say supporting Israel is a key part of their Jewish identity. Among secular Jews, only 11% say they are emotionally attached to Israel and just 12% consider support of Israel a key part of their Jewish identity.
Fifty-eight percent of the public think it is okay for religious chaplains to provide support services in public schools. Around 4 in 10 feel teachers should be allowed to lead a class in prayer. Thirty-two percent think religion has too much influence on what children are taught in public schools and 38% think it has too little influence.
Forty-four percent of the public, including 65% of Catholics, hold a favorable opinion of the new pope. Few hold an unfavorable opinion, but many are unsure.