"[I]t wasn’t until reading #YairMintzker’s new #book, I, Wandering #Jew, that I came to appreciate another dimension of its significance, namely, its evocation of the figure of the #WanderingJew.

Originally, the Wandering Jew was an #antisemitic #trope #Christians used to explain the marginality and foreignness of #Jews in #European society. A cobbler stood at the doorstep of his #Jerusalem shop, according to the story, as Jesus labored by, hauling his burden to his death. Refusing his request for help, Jesus cursed the cobbler, who inexplicably came to be known as Ahasverus, the name of a Persian king, to live eternally in exile until the Second Coming. The Jews were thus condemned to a de-territorialized, homeless fate as Christ deniers."

https://forward.com/culture/books/828265/wandering-jew-book-review/

"More than half of #American #Jews say they have changed their behavior because of rising #antisemitism, according to the May 2026 “Voice of the #Jewish People” index published by the Jewish People Policy Institute.

The #survey, conducted among Jews with a significant connection to the #Jewishcommunity and #Israel, found that many respondents no longer view antisemitism as a temporary or isolated threat, but as a normalized reality affecting their daily lives.

Among #US Jewish respondents, 54% said they had changed their behavior because of the increase in #antisemitic incidents in recent years, particularly since the #October7 #Hamas attack on Israel."

https://worldisraelnews.com/antisemitism-forcing-american-jews-to-change-their-behavior-study-shows/

"Twice, the #mezuzah on my front door was ripped off.

The first time, I was shocked. The second time, I made a decision that still pains me. I did not put it back up.

This was before the #Hamas attack of #Oct7, 2023.

That is the part I keep coming back to. The fear did not begin after the Hamas attacks. It was already there, intruding with the quiet calculation of whether a small #Jewish symbol on my home made me less safe.

A mezuzah is not a political statement. It makes no argument about a government or a war. It is a #sacred object, a marker of memory, a tiny declaration that says: #Jews live here. I thought about that mezuzah again recently when the #AntiDefamationLeague released its annual audit showing that #antisemitic physical assaults in the #UnitedStates reached record highs in 2025. That increase reflects something many Jews already feel in daily life: the slow erosion of ease, the daily calculation of whether to speak up or stay quiet..."

https://forward.com/opinion/828079/antisemitism-new-york-city/