By Claudio Lottenberg

There are moments when hatred stops being a problem of one community and becomes a warning sign for society as a whole. Antisemitism is one of those moments. Its persistence across centuries — and its remarkable ability to reinvent itself in different political, cultural, and moral vocabularies — makes it more than prejudice against Jews. It makes it a measure of how far a society is willing to drift from truth, restraint, and moral clarity. When antisemitism rises, something deeper is already breaking down: the ability to see fellow human beings as human, rather than as symbols onto which fear, frustration, and rage can be projected.

What makes antisemitism so enduring is precisely its adaptability. In one era, Jews were condemned in the name of religion; in another, in the name of race,........

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