Jewish
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of, relating to, or characteristic of the Jews or Judaism.
Jewish customs.
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Informal. Yiddish.
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Origin of Jewish
1540–50; Jew + -ish 1; compare Old English iudēisc < Late Latin iudē ( us ) Jew + Old English -isc -ish 1
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Rothschild’s mother, Betty, had instilled in her son knowledge of and devotion to the Jewish faith.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Edmond de Rothschild did not live long enough to see the fulfillment of the Jewish prayers he and his family had long recited anticipating a Jewish return to Zion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
He was unaware that Kars4Kids gives the donations to another organization, Oorah, that uses the money to fund Jewish youth trips to Israel.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Meng has responded to criticism of this vote, noting that thanking ICE was not the only provision in the resolution, which condemned the attack on Jewish community members in Boulder, Colorado, on June 1, 2025.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
All around are stores selling gold filigree jewelry and embroidered cloths in buildings where Jewish artisans must have labored centuries ago.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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