Post-October 7 hostility is making diaspora more Jewish, says leading demographer
There is also less clarity about Israel’s relationship with the global kehillah, says Professor Sergio DellaPergola
Assessment
A leading demographer argues that the surge in hostility following October 7 is paradoxically strengthening Jewish identity in the diaspora. The observation suggests communal boundaries harden under external pressure, even as the precise nature of Israel's connection to world Jewry becomes more ambiguous. What remains to be seen is whether this renewed identity translates into sustained institutional or political engagement.