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For Jews, Shapiro’s big win is a high note amid antisemitism

FILE - Pennsylvania candidate for governor, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro, attends a rally of UPMC and Starbucks workers fighting for their union, in Pittsburgh, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. Shapiro will be taking office as Pennsylvania's next governor in January 2023 after running a campaign in which he spoke early and often about his Jewish religious heritage. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

FILE - State Attorney General Josh Shapiro, Democratic nominee for governor, addresses attendees at an SEIU union event in Philadelphia, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. Shapiro will be taking office as Pennsylvania's next governor in January 2023 after running a campaign in which he spoke early and often about his Jewish religious heritage. (AP Photo/Ryan Collerd, File)

FILE - Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania's Democratic nominee for governor, speaks to the crowd during a campaign event at Adams County Democratic Party headquarters, Sept. 17, 2022, in Gettysburg, Pa. Shapiro will be taking office as Pennsylvania's next governor in January 2023 after running a campaign in which he spoke early and often about his Jewish religious heritage. (AP Photo/Marc Levy, File)

FILE - Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, center, attends a Commemoration Ceremony in Schenley Park, in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood, on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, three years after a gunman killed 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life Synagogue. Shapiro will be taking office as Pennsylvania's next governor in January 2023 after running a campaign in which he spoke early and often about his Jewish religious heritage. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

For Jews, Shapiro’s big win is a high note amid antisemitism