ADL Chief on Trump, Antisemitism & Democracy's Future

The rise of antisemitic violence in recent years, the growing criticism of Israel and the rise of fringe elements on both sides of the political spectrum pose a real threat to the wellbeing of Jews in America, Jonathan Greenblatt, chief executive of the Anti-Defamation League, suggests in a new book set to be released on Tuesday. "Sometimes people mock this Jewish tendency -- we've all heard jokes about the anxiety of Jewish mothers -- but its roots are very real," Greenblatt writes in the book, titled "It Could Happen Here: Why America Is Tipping from Hate to the Unthinkable -- And How We Can Stop It," an advanced copy of which was obtained by the Forward. "My fear is that if we allow hate to go unchecked, we might well look back on this moment as the turning point at which America became unraveled and the American berserk came into ascendence."