October 8th Jew

Definitions

A Jewish person who reconnected with their Jewish identity as a result of the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.

neologism

Examples

“What can Oct. 8 Jews do? We can stop⟳ being embarrassed, equivocal or defensive about Zionism, which is, after all, one of the world’s most successful movements of national liberation.”

“At a recent conference in Philadelphia, Bret Stephens coined the term, “October 8th Jew.” It was meant especially for left-wing Jews who, observing the glee with which their ideological fellow travelers responded to the previous day’s mass murder⟳ of Jews, belatedly realized that progressive politics are no safe haven from antisemitism.”

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