1
: a person belonging to a continuation through descent or conversion of the ancient Jewish people
2
: one whose religion is Judaism
3
a
: a member of the tribe of Judah
b
4
: a member of a nation existing in Palestine from the sixth century b.c. to the first century a.d.
Examples of Jew in a Sentence
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Rachel Burnett, a senior who described herself as a non-Zionist Jew, disagreed with the call for divestment and academic boycotts, especially of UCLA’s Nazarian Center, an educational center for the study of Israeli history, politics and culture.
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Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Code Words Across the centuries, the conspiracy theory of the manipulative, avaricious Jew has worn many faces, from Judas to Shylock to the Rothschilds.
—Alex Lemonides, New York Times, 9 May 2024
Given the antisemitic discourse on U.S. campuses since the fall, and particularly in the past month, the notion of an Israeli Jew representing his class amid a war in Gaza seems less of an image taken from law school and more from the Department of Science Fiction.
—Gadi Ezra, TIME, 9 May 2024
Particularly on the point of Israeli Zionism, a questioning Jew was a self-hating Jew.
—Jill Gurvey, Twin Cities, 2 May 2024
Last Tuesday afternoon, Isidore Karten, an Israeli Jew, hopped a fence and entered the pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia.
—Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2024
The earliest victim mentioned is a Jew from Lithuania who was killed by an Arab in 1851 after a financial dispute, and the eviction of some Arabs, related to the rebuilding of a synagogue in the Old City of Jerusalem.
—Tom Segev, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Ivy League institutions have attracted the most attention for outbursts of Jew hatred even as scores of civilian hostages from Israel are subject to torture, rape, and brutal isolation.
—Michael S. Roth, TIME, 23 Apr. 2024
The series tells the story of Lali (Hauer-King), a Slovakian Jew who was deported to Auschwitz, the concentration camp where over a million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust, and who was charged with inking ID numbers on fellow prisoners’ arms.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Code Words Across the centuries, the conspiracy theory of the manipulative, avaricious Jew has worn many faces, from Judas to Shylock to the Rothschilds.
—Alex Lemonides, New York Times, 9 May 2024
Given the antisemitic discourse on U.S. campuses since the fall, and particularly in the past month, the notion of an Israeli Jew representing his class amid a war in Gaza seems less of an image taken from law school and more from the Department of Science Fiction.
—Gadi Ezra, TIME, 9 May 2024
Particularly on the point of Israeli Zionism, a questioning Jew was a self-hating Jew.
—Jill Gurvey, Twin Cities, 2 May 2024
Last Tuesday afternoon, Isidore Karten, an Israeli Jew, hopped a fence and entered the pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia.
—Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2024
The earliest victim mentioned is a Jew from Lithuania who was killed by an Arab in 1851 after a financial dispute, and the eviction of some Arabs, related to the rebuilding of a synagogue in the Old City of Jerusalem.
—Tom Segev, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Ivy League institutions have attracted the most attention for outbursts of Jew hatred even as scores of civilian hostages from Israel are subject to torture, rape, and brutal isolation.
—Michael S. Roth, TIME, 23 Apr. 2024
The series tells the story of Lali (Hauer-King), a Slovakian Jew who was deported to Auschwitz, the concentration camp where over a million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust, and who was charged with inking ID numbers on fellow prisoners’ arms.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
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“Jew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jew. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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Jew
noun1
: one of the ancient Hebrews or a descendant of the ancient Hebrews
2
: one whose religion is Judaism
Jewish
adjective
ˈjü-ish
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