The Wandering Jew: a Jewish perspective

Galit Hasan-Rokem

The Wandering Jew: a Jewish perspective

Galit Hasan-Rokem

Institute for Jewish Studies

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The image of the Wandering Jew, the legendary Ahasver who refused to allow Jesus to rest at his house as he carried the Cross, was first found in print in Germany in 1602. It spread throughout Europe in various literary forms. Invented by anti-Jewish Christians, the legend asserted that Jews could be treated as human beings only if they converted to Christianity. Nevertheless, the image was appropriated and used by modern Jewish writers as a symbol of Jewish otherness or as a precursor of the Messiah.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	189-196
Number of pages	8
Journal	World Congress of Jewish Studies
Volume	9
Issue number	D, vol. 2
State	Published - 1985

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Wandering Jew in literature
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