: 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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Wieland Hoban — the chairman of Jewish Voice for a Just Peace in the Middle East, which co-organized the event — said the organizers had not been informed in advance that Salman Abu Sitta was under a speaking ban.
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Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
Since the start of the current academic year, ADL’s survey of Jewish college students found 73% have seen firsthand some form of antisemitism.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Glazer’s speech galvanized Hollywood by drawing praise from those urging a ceasefire amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and sharp criticism from some pro-Israel and Jewish leaders in Hollywood.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
Wasow, the son of a Jewish economist and a Black American educator, had been thinking about how to build community on the internet for years.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
But the mood shifted during a committee meeting after members considered a letter from the Knoxville Jewish Alliance, which expressed concern that the ban would limit how the University of Tennessee reached out with support for Jewish students.
—Stephanie Saul, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Advertisement The ongoing protests have elevated fears among some Jewish students who say the college has become an unwelcome place.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
The exhibit, which will be the Los Angeles museum’s first permanent installation, comes after criticism that the Jewish executives and creatives who built Hollywood were not prominently featured among the Academy’s splashy exhibits after its 2021 opening.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
Brandeis was established as a nonsectarian school but it was founded with support from the Jewish community, and it was named after former Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, the highest court’s first Jewish member.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
Since the start of the current academic year, ADL’s survey of Jewish college students found 73% have seen firsthand some form of antisemitism.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Glazer’s speech galvanized Hollywood by drawing praise from those urging a ceasefire amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and sharp criticism from some pro-Israel and Jewish leaders in Hollywood.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
Wasow, the son of a Jewish economist and a Black American educator, had been thinking about how to build community on the internet for years.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
But the mood shifted during a committee meeting after members considered a letter from the Knoxville Jewish Alliance, which expressed concern that the ban would limit how the University of Tennessee reached out with support for Jewish students.
—Stephanie Saul, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Advertisement The ongoing protests have elevated fears among some Jewish students who say the college has become an unwelcome place.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
The exhibit, which will be the Los Angeles museum’s first permanent installation, comes after criticism that the Jewish executives and creatives who built Hollywood were not prominently featured among the Academy’s splashy exhibits after its 2021 opening.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
Brandeis was established as a nonsectarian school but it was founded with support from the Jewish community, and it was named after former Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, the highest court’s first Jewish member.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Jewish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jewish. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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