7.10.21

DARA HORN

"Places around the world now largely devoid of Jews have come to think fondly of the dead Jews who once shared their streets, and an entire idustry has emerged to encourage tourism to the now historical sites. The locals in such places rarely  minded when living Jews were either massacred or driven out. But now they pine for the dead Jews, lovingly restoring their synagogues and cemeteries - sometimes while also pining for live Jewish tourists and their magic Jewish money."

Dara Horn. The New York Times International Edition, 5 october 2021