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Nearly half of the 557 respondents in an investigation into Dutch Jews said they feared to identify themselves as such.
Of the respondents, 43% reported taking active measures to hide their Jewish identity, such as wearing a hat on their kippah pendant or hiding from the Star of David.
Many respondents indicated that they perceived an increase in the prevalence of antisemitic sentiment, with 48% saying they avoided situations where they suspected being exposed to antisemitic reactions.
The results of the survey were released Monday.
Other key findings:
- 52% respondents say that anti-Semitism in the street has become more common; 59% say it also extends to the media and 82% see it increase online
- 34 percent reported having heard anti-Semitic remarks against them; Of these, 89% said that these words were related to Israel.
- 11 percent respondents reported being the victims of anti-Semitic violence against them. Nearly three-quarters of those surveyed said they heard anti-Semitic jokes stating stereotypes about Jews. Other jokes concerned the Holocaust. One respondent said that a neighbor had already told him that the only reason the respondents lived in the Netherlands was "because they forgot to refuel" to his family.
The survey was conducted by the EenVanddag TV show from NPO 1 channel with Jewish group JMW and the Jewish Central Council of the Netherlands.
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