Sen. Tom Cotton says anti-Jewish sentiment 'festers' in foreign policy-focused Quincy Institute, jointly established by Hungarian Holocaust survivor and philanthropist Charles Koch

James Harris also claimed ultra-Orthodox community 'drained funding from the local public schools' for their own institutions

'It's terrifying. We thought that anti-Semitism was a thing of the past,' says young rabbi, as more and more teens say they now feel unsafe in public

Growing number of lawmakers seeking to amend newly introduced legislation so as to allow extended pre-trial remand for hate crime offenders

In addition to mass demo in New York, officials and local leaders from coast to coast have pledged to support and protect their Jewish communities

From beefing up security to bolstering community outreach, here are some ways officials and community leaders are trying to break the wave of hate crimes against Jews

Since expressing sympathy for shooters in attack, Board of Education member Joan Terrell-Paige has received support from local leaders and residents

Plan from Shomrim volunteer Jewish neighborhood patrol enables callers to press just one button to connect with 911 or first responders

'We are here in Jerusalem standing together with them in solidarity declaring: No Fear! No hate!,' sais Jewish Agency chief Isaac Herzog

Jew-hatred is on the rise in NY area, which has seen a spate of violent incidents since December 10 massacre at a kosher grocery store in New Jersey