October 7 Created a Permission Structure for Anti-Semitism.

The article focuses on the rise of anti-Semitism in America following the events of October 7, 2023, attack, which marked the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust. Topics include the normalization of violence and harassment against Jews; the appropriation of Jewish experiences in Holocaust education that obscures the specific nature of anti-Semitism; and the troubling trend of denying the legitimacy of Jewish identity and Zionism in public life.