A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Centre for Public Affairs Research finds that most Jewish adults don't feel well represented by political leaders at a troubling moment for many in their community. Most Jewish Americans, 63 per cent, say prejudice against Jewish people is an "extremely" or "very" serious problem in the US. At the same time, few believe that either party is doing a good job supporting Jewish people in the United States.

The new survey of 1,022 Jewish adults - including people who identify as Jewish by religion and religiously unaffiliated people who identify as Jewish through culture, ethnicity or family background -- offers a rare detailed accounting of a key demographic that sits at the very centre of some of the nation's most divisive political debates. It indicates that many Jewish adults feel isolated at a moment when antisemitism is a growing concern across the political spectrum and support for Israel has become a flash point in both parties. The survey found that many Jewish adults, 36 per cent, say supporting Israel is "extremely" or "very" important to their Jewish identity, while another 26 per cent say it's "somewhat" important.

Just 15 per cent of Jewish adults say that the Democratic Party supports Jewish people in the US "extremely" or "very" well, while another 33 per cent say the party supports them somewhat well. About 41 per cent say the Democratic Party supports the Jewish community "not very well" or "not well at all." Jewish adults even feel worse about President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, although not by much -- a noteworthy finding considering that Jewish Americans overwhelmingly identify as Democrats. About half of Jewish adults say Trump and Republicans don't support Jewish people in the US well.

-AP/Deccan Chonicle