How to Use non-Jewish in a Sentence

non-Jewish

adjective
  • Where was the clear response from their non-Jewish colleagues?
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • In this challenging time, I have been comforted by words of support from many non-Jewish friends.
    Tevi Troy, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Edith and her non-Jewish fiancé were arrested trying to cross the border to Switzerland.
    Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2024
  • Jewish voters in the area requested ballots at a rate 4.9 times of non-Jewish voters.
    Maury Litwack, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024
  • These grand spectacles were designed to draw huge crowds to the synagogue – not only Jews, but non-Jewish visitors as well.
    Laura Yares, The Conversation, 22 May 2023
  • Nearly all of the people interviewed talked about a kind of aloneness, a sense that a chasm had appeared between their network of Jewish friends and family and the non-Jewish world around them.
    Campbell Robertson, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2023
  • My parents were forced to discharge my nanny because Jews were no longer permitted to employ non-Jewish servants.
    Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2024
  • Some have sought her advice about the safety of keeping their mezuzahs publicly displayed on their doorposts and about discussing Israel with their non-Jewish relatives.
    Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
  • What made this Passover really special is that it was organized and hosted by a non-Jewish staff member of Archbold to celebrate the heritage of the two Jewish interns.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024
  • The ads are intended to tug at the heartstrings of non-Jewish Americans, said Matthew Berger, the foundation’s executive director.
    Deepa Bharath, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Mirren's casting as Meir, Israel's first woman prime minister, was met with criticism that a non-Jewish person should not portray Meir onscreen.
    Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Transforming the elegant British, non-Jewish actress into the matronly prime minister required prosthetics for the cheeks, chin, nose and neck, plus contact lenses and a wig.
    Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Around 150 Jewish and non-Jewish community members came.
    Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 28 July 2023
  • Most recently, foundation researchers have recorded testimonies of Jewish and non-Jewish victims of the Oct. 7 attacks.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
  • On Friday, Jewish and non-Jewish students criticized the encampment, calling the demonstrations anti semitic.
    Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2024
  • But after a non-Jewish friend volunteered to display a menorah in solidarity, Mr. Kulbersh said, his fears began to dissipate.
    Jacey Fortin, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Just days after a new report revealed antisemitic incidents reached an all-time high in 2022, a new ad campaign calling on non-Jewish people to condemn antisemitism crossed millions of Americans' TV screens.
    Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Their non-Jewish partners sometimes have entirely different feelings about the war and Israel, and even the most supportive spouses might struggle to understand their Jewish partners’ emotions.
    Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The alliance promotes Holocaust education and research, and has come under criticism by both Jewish and non-Jewish groups for suggesting that broad criticism of Israel can be construed as antisemitic.
    Jean Lee, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.
    Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.
    Yuval Levin, National Review, 6 Nov. 2023

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