: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Jews
also
: being a Jew
Jewishly
adverb
Jewishness
noun
Examples of Jewish in a Sentence
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Entertainment & Arts Academy Museum took heat for its handling of Hollywood’s Jewish founders.
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Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2024
Students, including some Jewish activists, have been rallying to force their universities into divesting from Israel or companies that are profiting from the war.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 19 May 2024
In the book, the author had to pronounce the word Jewish, because the narrator speaks in a subjective way.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 19 May 2024
And earlier last year, three California Jewish families and two Jewish schools who also want public school funding for religious instruction sued the state education department, Thurmond and Los Angeles Unified in district court.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024
His departure would leave Netanyahu more beholden to far-right allies who believe Israel should occupy Gaza and rebuild Jewish settlements there.
—Jack Jeffery, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2024
At the very top of the pyramid is genocide, the intent to destroy a particular group – like what Jewish people experienced during World War II or what Rohingya people are experiencing today in Myanmar, near China.
—Yolanda Gallardo, Discover Magazine, 18 May 2024
The New York Police Department is investigating the seemingly random attack of two Jewish children earlier this week.
—Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 17 May 2024
Mitch Winehouse was born in 1950 to a Jewish family of Belarusian heritage in North London.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 17 May 2024
Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2024
Students, including some Jewish activists, have been rallying to force their universities into divesting from Israel or companies that are profiting from the war.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 19 May 2024
In the book, the author had to pronounce the word Jewish, because the narrator speaks in a subjective way.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 19 May 2024
And earlier last year, three California Jewish families and two Jewish schools who also want public school funding for religious instruction sued the state education department, Thurmond and Los Angeles Unified in district court.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024
His departure would leave Netanyahu more beholden to far-right allies who believe Israel should occupy Gaza and rebuild Jewish settlements there.
—Jack Jeffery, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2024
At the very top of the pyramid is genocide, the intent to destroy a particular group – like what Jewish people experienced during World War II or what Rohingya people are experiencing today in Myanmar, near China.
—Yolanda Gallardo, Discover Magazine, 18 May 2024
The New York Police Department is investigating the seemingly random attack of two Jewish children earlier this week.
—Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 17 May 2024
Mitch Winehouse was born in 1950 to a Jewish family of Belarusian heritage in North London.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 17 May 2024
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“Jewish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jewish. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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