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Over the past century, antisemitism has become commonplace in many parts of the Middle East, including Iraq and Yemen. Myths and conspiracy theories that arose in Europe were imported and altered to blame Jews for many societal problems across the region.

Unlike in other European countries, Jews in Ukraine generally do not face acts of violence or public condemnations of Israel. But traditional stereotypes of Jews persist.

In October, AJC released its first-ever State of Antisemitism in America report. We asked AJC experts to share their insights about nine international communities where particular expressions of Jew hatred are on the rise. Read the highlights.

In this week’s Shabbat Table, we reflect on how Joseph’s advice to Pharaoh to sustain Egypt during a famine with the surplus set aside in years of plenty suggests how we can endure challenges. Perhaps we can draw on reserves of joy and memories of togetherness to get through the final clutches of the global pandemic and the dark winter ahead. We also remember the ouster of Jews from Spain – one of many expulsions of Jews from European countries during the Middle Ages, but the most notorious as it was not fully rescinded until 1968. And we provide some discussion prompts about Belgium’s ban on kosher slaughter, which was upheld this week by the European Union’s highest court, despite the long history of similar bans linked to antisemitism.