Since the October 7, 2023, attack on Israelis by the terror group Hamas, the rise in antisemitism, not just around the world, but even in the U.S., has been, to say the least, disturbing. Here in America, the epicenter has been on college campuses and universities, where anti-Israel pro-Hamas protests broke out almost immediately after the attack. But as those protests migrate from college campuses to the streets of America, it is not just college students being exposed to virulent antisemitism. It is happening to much younger children as well, and in places you might not think it would happen.

Growing up as a Jew, I felt extremely safe and never ever imagined a rise in antisemitism.

Today, we are witnessing levels of antisemitism that hasn’t been seen since the Holocaust.

How far will it go?

— Rabbi David Schlusselberg (@RavSchluss) June 29, 2025

The Nysmith School in Virginia is one of the most prestigious K-8 schools in the nation, among the top ten of its kind. Many of its students go on to attend Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Falls Church. On Tuesday, the Nysmith School received a civil rights complaint alleging that it expelled three Jewish students after the students’ parents had complained about antisemitic harassment.