This article originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal. Below is an excerpt from the article.
By Casey Babb and Naya Lekht, January 27, 2026
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jan. 27, it’s important to reflect on, mourn and remember the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis. As time passes and the Holocaust fades further from memory, this somber day grows increasingly important. Yet with antisemitism surging and Jews being murdered in attacks worldwide, it’s clear that remembering is no longer enough. If our understanding of Jew-hatred remains locked in the past, there’s a risk that current and future forms of antisemitism will spiral out of control.
Antisemitism takes many different shapes. It shows up in education. A university offers a course on genocide. Jewish students raise concerns, knowing from experience that Israel—and, by extension, they—will be accused of committing genocide. They approach administrators and warn them: This is antisemitism. This is libel. The administrators often fail to understand. Why, they ask, is accusing Israel of genocide a libel? How does such an accusation constitute antisemitism?
It also shows up in the workplace. During a union meeting, an employee says that Zionism should be treated as a form of racism. When a Jewish member rejects that assertion and says there’s nothing remotely racist or bigoted about Zionism, he is, at best, met with puzzled looks. Often, he is ridiculed, vilified and told he is no longer welcome.
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Dr. Casey Babb is Director of the Promised Land Project at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.
Naya Lekht is a scholar with the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy.
