: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Jews
also
: being a Jew
Jewishly
adverb
Jewishness
noun
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In July 2024, Samuel Lincoln Woodward, 27, was convicted of first-degree murder with a hate crime enhancement for the killing of Bernstein, who was gay and Jewish, in Foothill Ranch, California.
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Doc Louallen, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
In Christian, Muslim and Jewish traditions, holy texts have often been used, though not without controversy.
—Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The escalation of antisemitism in the wake of the Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 terror massacre in Israel has paved the way for attacks on Jewish communities around the world.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
Yet a closer examination suggests that Syria's transformation represents a profound strategic challenge for Israel—one that the Jewish state is now scrambling to address.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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Doc Louallen, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
In Christian, Muslim and Jewish traditions, holy texts have often been used, though not without controversy.
—Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The escalation of antisemitism in the wake of the Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 terror massacre in Israel has paved the way for attacks on Jewish communities around the world.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
Yet a closer examination suggests that Syria's transformation represents a profound strategic challenge for Israel—one that the Jewish state is now scrambling to address.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Jewish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jewish. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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