a legendary character condemned to roam without rest because he struck Christ on the day of the Crucifixion.
Also called inch plant. Also wandering Jew, Wandering-jew any of various trailing or creeping plants, as Zebrina pendula or Tradescantia fluminensis, having green or variegated leaves: a popular houseplant.
any of several related creeping or trailing plants of tropical America, esp Tradescantia fluminensis and Zebrina pendula: family Commelinaceae
a similar creeping plant of the genus Commelina
First recorded in 1625–35
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Mr. Mintzker, a professor of history at Princeton University, begins with an investigation into the purported appearance of the Wandering Jew in post-World War II Europe and in 1950s Israel.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
But when we encounter this man in folklore, he’s known by another, more familiar name: the Wandering Jew.
From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2022
While Rohmer’s stories occasionally hint that Moris Klaw could be the Wandering Jew, Simon Ark actually appears to be centuries-old, a former Coptic priest who travels the world combating satanic evil.
From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2020
In "The Library of the Wandering Jew" he suggests that books are the compasses that guide us both in our self-discovery and in our exploration of the world.
From The Guardian • Apr. 30, 2010
The Popish flood, which Eugene Sue is trying to dam, or the flood occasioned by the sale of the Wandering Jew in New York and elsewhere?
From Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete by Hogan, William
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