Sales of Jewish and Israeli jewelry and other objects have spiked – The Forward
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By Stewart Ain
March 17, 2024
Three days after Hamas attacked Israel, Yafa Black opened her booth, one of dozens at a Florida jewelry market, and quickly sold out of Star of David pendants.
“I called my supplier and said, ‘I don’t know what’s going on,” she said. “I’ve been in business 15 years and I have never seen anything like this. Never.”
Black received a shipment overnight, and the brisk sales of the pendants continued at Yafa’s Fine Jewelry, where the inventory is Jewish and Israeli-themed. She estimates that sales have increased by 60%…