non-Jewish
adjective
non-Jew·ish
ˌnän-ˈjü-ish 
: not Jewish : not being, relating to, or characteristic of the Jews
Since only about 10,000 Jews live in the city, the restaurant must attract non-Jewish patrons to survive.—
Julia M. Klein
Julia M. Klein
non-Jew
noun
plural non-Jews
Of the seven or eight people present, we were the only non-Jews.
—Clifford Thompson
Clifford Thompson
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Conservative and Orthodox rabbis are not permitted to marry a non-Jewish spouse, and as recently as 2023, the Conservative movement reiterated that its rabbis cannot perform interfaith marriages.
—Samira Mehta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
An Israeli constitution must also face the sensitive task of addressing the collective identity of Palestinian citizens, who constitute the country’s largest non-Jewish minority.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
But Noah’s on the verge of getting his own congregation, and about the only thing that could defer this lifelong dream would be a very public relationship with such an unfiltered — and, more importantly, non-Jewish — woman.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2024
Other Dutch towns, however, have established stolpersteines for non-Jewish resistance to Nazis.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2024
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Samira Mehta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
An Israeli constitution must also face the sensitive task of addressing the collective identity of Palestinian citizens, who constitute the country’s largest non-Jewish minority.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
But Noah’s on the verge of getting his own congregation, and about the only thing that could defer this lifelong dream would be a very public relationship with such an unfiltered — and, more importantly, non-Jewish — woman.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2024
Other Dutch towns, however, have established stolpersteines for non-Jewish resistance to Nazis.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Non-Jewish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-Jewish. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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