Wandering Jew (disambiguation)

The Wandering Jew is a character from Christian legend.

Wandering Jew can also refer to:

• Le Juif Errant (The Wandering Jew), an 1844 novel by Eugène Sue
• Le Juif errant (opera), an 1852 opera by Fromental Halévy, loosely inspired by Sue's novel
• The Jewish diaspora
• The Wandering Jew (1923 film)
• The Wandering Jew (1933 film)
• "The Wandering Jew", a 17th-century English "broadside Ballad"

Plants

Three species of the spiderwort plant are known as "Wandering Jew":

• Tradescantia fluminensis, a shade-tolerant, easily regenerating invasive plant having small green leaves and white flowers, a South American native
• Tradescantia pallida, a plant bearing purple leaves, with white, pink or purple flowers
• Tradescantia zebrina, a type distinguished by leaves that feature a distinct lengthwise zebra-stripe pattern of white and green

Four species of dayflower are also known as "Wandering Jew":

• Commelina africana, or Yellow Wandering Jew, a perennial herb
• Commelina benghalensis, a perennial herb native to tropical Asia and Africa
• Commelina cyanea, a native Australian plant, common from Victoria to Queensland
• Commelina ensifolia, a native Australian plant

Other plants known as "Wandering Jew" include:

• Saxifraga stolonifera, a perennial flowering plant native to Asia and used widely as an ornamental
• Tinantia pringlei, or Mexican or Spotted Wandering Jew, a perennial plant native to Mexico
• Commelina cyanea

See also

• The Eternal Jew, a Nazi propaganda film
• The International Jew, 1920s antisemetic writings associated with Henry Ford