Stung by anti-Israel protests and hate, many Jews are reasserting their identity
Elena Colombo chalks a Star of David on Nov. 7, 2023, in Thousand Oaks, Calif., alongside flowers and candles left at a makeshift shrine placed at the scene of a confrontation that led to a death of a demonstrator. California authorities have arrested a man in connection with the death during demonstrations Nov. 5, 2023, over the Israel-Hamas war. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
(RNS) — While some American Jews leave Star of David necklaces at home or remove mezuzahs from their doorposts, others have deepened their spiritual practices or taken to the streets and social media to shout their pride in their Jewish identity and the state of Israel.
