We don't need another study of antisemitism

(JNS) — We count incidents. We map incidents. We archive incidents. We convene conferences about incidents. We create databases, research centers, scholarly associations, testimony projects, reporting platforms, surveys, advisory groups, working groups and task forces devoted to explaining antisemitism, a hatred that has existed for thousands of years and has never been especially subtle about its purpose.

At some point, we must ask an uncomfortable question: How much more studying do we actually need?

This is not an argument against scholarship, preservation or testimony. There is important w...