Zelenskyy and antisemitism

Reactions to the Ukrainian president reveal deep-seated antisemitic tropes

Many years ago, I helped curate a museum exhibit titled, Ours to Fight For: American Jews in the Second World War. During the project I first heard about the so-called “Jewish Infantry.” “You know about Jewish Infantry?” my boss (who was Jewish) quipped to me. “I don’t,” I said. “It’s the Quartermaster Corps,” he replied with a wry smile.

We both underst…