anti—jewish hate. it says 2021 is likely to be "the worst year on record" for anti—semitism. 0ur reporter tom brada has more. i'm tom, and i am a bbc journalist who also happens to be british and jewish. i'm proud of who i am, but the past year has been complicated and sometimes frightening. let's break that. he's bleep jewish. in the first six months of 2021, there was a record spike in anti—semitism. from controversy around the middle east, to conspiracy theories and the toxic environment of social media, manyjewish people are questioning how safe it is to express who they are. i want to find out what is going on and i'm starting in burnley, where ashley was the victim of an extreme example of anti—semitism. in march 2020, ashley was attacked by three men just outside his home. the assault took place in front of his mum.