American Thinker,
by
Eileen F. Toplansky
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Historically, antisemitism was endemic in American medicine in the early to mid-20th century, with quotas on Jewish students and residency trainees until the 1960s.
But in 2023, antisemitic incidents dramatically increased, with a 140% increase from 2022 and the highest since data collection began in 1979.
A short sampling of antisemitic acts include:
Antisemitic slogans at the UCLA Geffen School of Medicine,
Antisemitic graffiti at the UCSF Cancer Center,
Jewish medical students’ exposure to demonization of Israel diatribes and rationalizing terrorism;
Faculty, including a professor of medicine at UCSF, posting antisemitic tropes and derogatory comments about Jewish health-care professionals.
In Combating the Shocking Rise of Antisemitism in Health Care,