: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Jews
also
: being a Jew
Jewishly
adverb
Jewishness
noun
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King Charles Makes History with Emotional Visit to Auschwitz for Holocaust Memorial Day: 'A Sacred Moment'
Holocaust Memorial Day honors the lives of the six million Jewish people who were murdered during the Holocaust, the millions killed under Nazi persecution and during subsequent genocides.
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Janine Henni, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Holocaust Memorial Day honors the six million Jewish people who were murdered during the Holocaust.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 27 Jan. 2025
Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who has argued strenuously for Israel to re-establish Jewish settlements in Gaza abandoned under an Israeli order in 2005, quickly endorsed Trump’s comments.
—Abeer Salman, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
Background The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (OU) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
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Janine Henni, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Holocaust Memorial Day honors the six million Jewish people who were murdered during the Holocaust.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 27 Jan. 2025
Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who has argued strenuously for Israel to re-establish Jewish settlements in Gaza abandoned under an Israeli order in 2005, quickly endorsed Trump’s comments.
—Abeer Salman, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
Background The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (OU) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Jewish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jewish. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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