Wandering Jew (disambiguation)
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The Wandering Jew
is a character from Christian folklore.
Wandering Jew can also refer to:
Wandering Jew
The Wandering Jew is a figure from medieval Christian folklore whose legend began to spread in Europe in the 13th century. The original legend concerns a Jew who taunted Jesus on the way to the Crucifixion and was then cursed to walk the earth until the Second Coming...
is a character from Christian folklore.
Wandering Jew can also refer to:
- Le Juif ErrantLe Juif Errant-Publication:Le Juif errant was a serially published novel, which attained great popularity in Paris, and beyond. According to historian John McGreevy, the novel was intensely and deliberately "anti-Catholic." Its publication, and that of its predecessor Les Mystères de Paris, greatly increased...
(The Wandering Jew), an 1844 novel by Eugène Sue - Le Juif errant (opera)Le Juif errant (opera)Le Juif errant is a grand opera by Fromental Halévy, with a libretto by Eugène Scribe and Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges.The opera is based extremely loosely on themes of the novel Le Juif errant, by Eugène Sue...
, an 1852 opera by Fromental Halévy, loosely inspired by Sue's novel. - The Jewish diasporaJewish diasporaThe Jewish diaspora is the English term used to describe the Galut גלות , or 'exile', of the Jews from the region of the Kingdom of Judah and Roman Iudaea and later emigration from wider Eretz Israel....
- The Wandering Jew (1923 film)The Wandering Jew (1923 film)The Wandering Jew is a 1923 British silent fantasy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Matheson Lang, Hutin Britton and Malvina Longfellow. It was based on a play by E. Temple Thurston. A Jewish man is condemned to wander aimlessly through the ages...
- The Wandering Jew (1933 film)
Plants
Three species of the spiderwort plant are known as "Wandering Jew":- Tradescantia fluminensisTradescantia fluminensisTradescantia fluminensis is a species of spiderwort native to South America. It is one of several plants known by the common name Wandering Jew. It is also known as River Spiderwort, Small-Leaf Spiderwort, Inch Plant, Wandering Trad and Wandering Willie.T...
, a shade-tolerant, easily regenerating invasive plant having small green leaves and white flowers, a South American native. - Tradescantia pallidaTradescantia pallidaTradescantia pallida is a species of spiderwort more commonly known as Wandering Jew, a name it shares with the closely related species T. fluminensis and T. zebrina. Other common names include Purple Heart and Purple Queen. It is native to the Gulf Coast region of eastern Mexico...
, a plant bearing purple leaves, with white, pink or purple flowers; - Tradescantia zebrinaTradescantia zebrinaTradescantia zebrina, formerly known as Zebrina pendula, is a species of spiderwort more commonly known as an inch plant or wandering jew, native to the Gulf Coast region of eastern Mexico. The common name is shared with closely related varieties T. fluminensis and T...
, a type distinguished by leaves that feature a distinct lengthwise zebra-stripe pattern of white and green. - Also, (blue) Wandering Jew, Commelina cyaneaCommelina cyaneaCommelina cyanea, commonly known as scurvy weed, is a perennial prostrate herb of the family Commelinaceae native to moist forests and woodlands of eastern Australia, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island...
, a native Australian plant, common from Victoria to Queensland.