Most U.S. states are making some progress combating Jew-hatred, but more has to be done at the state level, according to a tool that the Anti-Defamation League launched on Friday.

The ADL’s Jewish Policy Index is a “first-of-its-kind,” interactive tool to assess the efforts of each U.S. state in addressing antisemitism, with a specific focus on “legislation, education and public policy.”

“States have a lot of power even if Congress is gridlocked,” Shira Goodman, vice president of advocacy at the ADL, told JNS. “There are things that every state can do that make a difference for their populations.”

“We have a crisis right now, and we need to pull every lever on the state level and the federal level,” she said. “We think there is a lot of progress to be made, and we’ve set out a path.”

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