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We need to talk about Jewish mental health.

Summarizing Nachum Kaplan in Future of Jewish · Published Wednesday, January 7, 2026
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JL;DR SUMMARY Diaspora Jews are experiencing heightened levels of anxiety and stress due to increased antisemitism following the October 7th attacks. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish Identity  Diaspora  Anxiety  Mental Health  Trauma  Jewish Safety  October 7th  Western Society  Collective Trauma 

Places mentioned

United Kingdom
"The Community Security Trust in the UK recorded the highest levels of antisemitism ever documented in Britain."
United States
"Clinicians across the United States, Canada, the UK, France, and Australia have reported sharp rises in Jewish patients presenting with anxiety disorders."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"Jewish parents in New York, Toronto, Paris, Melbourne, and London report giving their children instructions eerily similar to those whispered in Europe eight decades ago."
London, United Kingdom
"Protesters in London, Sydney, New York, and Paris flooded the streets celebrating and chanting resistance."
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
"Protesters in London, Sydney, New York, and Paris flooded the streets celebrating and chanting resistance."
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
"Jewish parents in New York, Toronto, Paris, Melbourne, and London report giving their children instructions eerily similar to those whispered in Europe eight decades ago."
Paris, France
"Protesters in London, Sydney, New York, and Paris flooded the streets celebrating and chanting resistance."
France
"Clinicians across the United States, Canada, the UK, France, and Australia have reported sharp rises in Jewish patients presenting with anxiety disorders."
Canada
"Clinicians across the United States, Canada, the UK, France, and Australia have reported sharp rises in Jewish patients presenting with anxiety disorders."
Australia
"Clinicians across the United States, Canada, the UK, France, and Australia have reported sharp rises in Jewish patients presenting with anxiety disorders."

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