welcome to the whole story, i m anderson cooper. since the october 7th terror attack on israel and the war that followed, there has been a spike on anti-semitic attacks around the world, including in the united states. the fbi recently warned anti-semitism is reaching historic levels. it s data shows jewish americans make up 2.4% of the public, but they are the targets of more than 60% of religious hate crimes recorded in this country. since october, jewish day schools have closed or had to hire extra security, synagogues have gone into lockdown and college campuses in particular have seen a surge in anti-semitic incidents, including some assaults. over the next hour, cnn s dana bash explores the roots of anti-semitism in america and how they ve spread. you ll also hear from some who personally experienced threats and attacks in the past month and have started hiding their jewish identity in public out of fear for their safety. reporter: sunday, october 29th, in souther
suspected gunman. in terms of police, they arrived quickly. they arrived six minutes after the initial 911 call.ft i said that initial 911 call ia came in four minutes before midnight. the police arrived two minutes after midnight. they were there very fast. even so, by the time the police arrived, the shooting had stopped.ol because these patrons themselves they re the ones who pinned the suspect down. beaten him senseless with his own weapon. officials are investigating this attack as a potential hate ar crime. they haven t confirmed any motive for the attack at this i point. but you heard there, he mentioned a man named joshua who was dancing with some of his family members. he grabbed his daughter and pulled her to safety. here is the man we believe mr. e fierro is referencing there. his name is joshua thurman. he was there saturday night.