Meaning of October 8th Jew | Babel Free

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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