Antisemitism in America

A Warning

De: Chuck Schumer

Narrado por: Chuck Schumer

In an urgent and personal new book, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, the highest-elected Jewish official in America, sheds light on the Jewish American experience and sounds the alarm about the troubling resurgence of antisemitism.

For the first time in generations, antisemitism has become a daily reality in America, and it’s getting worse. Jewish synagogues and their congregants are targeted and sometimes killed by extremists, Jewish students are harassed and attacked on campus, conspiracy theories about Jews have gone mainstream on social media, and debates over Israel have veered into dangerous territory. Senator Chuck Schumer tackles the historical, political, cultural, and international forces that have led to the alarming rise of antisemitism in America in the 21st Century.

ANTISEMITISM IN AMERICA: A WARNING is a timely work of nonfiction that illuminates his generation’s Jewish experience. From Brooklyn in the 1960s to Harvard in the 1970s to the inside of a secure bunker on January 6, 2021, Schumer takes listeners on a personal journey of how Jewish Americans like him have come to understand their history, their place in America—and why they worry about the future of Jewish life in America.

This book is a warning, informed by the lessons of history, about what can happen when the world’s oldest hatred is allowed to rise unchecked.

©2025 Chuck Schumer (P)2025 Grand Central Publishing

The Jewish history

As a Jew I liked most of the book but I disagreed with some of what he said regarding the Jews in Israel

Every American should read or listen to this book

I listened to Chuck Schumer narrate this important book, and his passion for the subject is unmistakable. As someone who shares many of the concerns he raises, I found his message both timely and deeply personal. Schumer doesn't just speak as a public official—he speaks from lived experience, urging all Americans to recognize and confront anti-Semitism in all its forms. This is a must-read (or listen) for anyone who cares about justice, tolerance, and the health of our democracy.

Excellent review of antisemitism in the US.

Sen. Schumer creates a gripping tale of antisemitism as he and others experienced it in the early 20th century and brings us to it's modern iterations. He explores it as it emanates from the right and left. How it gets entwined in politics and where Zionism and Israel fit in.

A profound vision into the story of Jews of the past several hundred years

As another child of a holocaust refugee, this book gave me a new context about what I can talk about as a Jewish woman. It helped me understand that it’s OK to talk about my identity, and since I started doing so while reading this book, I discovered that some people are interested in finding out about it! Hopefully, one day, all Jews in America will feel safe and comfortable being here.

Captivating

No pussy-footing here, this book is digestable and easily absorbed. This is a much needed account of the current state of Jewishness.

Read by the author, my attention was held throughout. Schumer's rich experiences and perspectives are scafolded by historical references. He speaks/writes directly, factually, and with minimal emotion, allowing the listener/reader to come to their own conclusions from the evidence provided.

Gave great details. Confirmed what I knew so anything else said was much easier to believe!

That the author took the time to read the book himself so I could feel his anxiety and frustration……. And happiness as well.

Antisemitism in America. A look within.

A look at antisemitism from a renowned public servant who happens to also be Jewish.
It is a story many people don’t really know. This book is a thorough mirror held up to America today. Sometimes what we see is not very pretty. Antisemitism is here. Alive and well. It is a warning of our current state of affairs. History does have a way of repeating itself. Let’s hope not now. Let’s hope never again!

The ultimate resolution for peace

The Jewish experience conveys the promises of Love and Tolerance for all life in the world.

Gets to the root of anti-Semitism in America

Finally I heard a persuasive critique of the theme that Israel is a “settler-colonial” state. The book is a moving account of the progress of Senator Schumer, the son of an exterminator and a housewife and a descendant of Holocaust survivors, towards the position of Senate Majority leader. The history of American anti-semitism is thorough. My only criticism is barely directed to the book and more to US government terminology. The goal Schumer supports of making Palestine a “ demilitarized state” is an oxymoron: States have boundaries and laws, which they enforce by the exercise of their military.

Disappointed but not surprised

As a lifelong Jewish conservative I have read everything on antisemitism, no matter the authors political lean. I’m certainly no fan of Schumer when it comes to politics (economic or social) and have been disgusted over the past few years by his treatment of Israel and his open arms welcoming to all Jew haters who aren’t on the right. I really wanted to find something redeemable from Schumer in his book but the book only solidified my disdain for him. If you want to learn about the roots of antisemitism, read “Why the Jews”, by Dennis Prager. Thank God President Trump won!!