From exile to return, faith—not fear—has carried us forward

I recently heard a British writer and broadcaster, often described as an ally of the Jewish community, describe something he called a “sort of game” that Jews play.

They sit around and ask: If what happened in Germany in the 1940s were to happen again—who would hide me?

And I have to be honest—something about that didn’t sit right with me.

Not because the past should be forgotten. Not because history doesn’t matter. But because calling that a “game”—and presenting it as a current Jewish mindset—feels both off and deeply unsettling.

I don’t believe this was said with bad intent.

Perhaps he sees himself as the kind of person who would hide a Jew if it came to that.

But that’s not the standard we should be setting.

The question is not who would hide us.

The question is who will stand up and defend us—so that hiding is not even an option.

And yet, just days ago, two Jewish men were stabbed in London for being visibly Jewish.

So I understand where the fear comes from.

I understand why, in certain places, Jews might be asking themselves difficult questions again:

Am I safe walking like this?

Should I make myself less visible?

Who would stand up for me if something happened?

But that’s exactly why the framing matters.

Because even in moments like these, I don’t believe the defining question of Jewish life today is: who would hide us?

We are not in........

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