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Jewishness

American

[joo-ish-nis] / ˈdʒu ɪʃ nɪs /

noun

the state or quality of being Jewish.

Etymology

Origin of Jewishness

First recorded in 1540–50; Jewish + -ness

Example Sentences

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Mr. Shapiro has his Jewishness and his connection to Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

"I've never felt my Jewishness before. I've never experienced antisemitism in my whole life until now," MaryAnne says.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

Eager to serve his premise regarding Dylan’s Jewishness, Freedman sometimes turns it into a flimsy fallback device.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025

To fight for the rights of protesters like Mahmoud Khalil is to step into our Jewishness like Esther on Purim and beyond.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2025

It was in her sense of education, more than any other, that Mommy conveyed her Jewishness to us.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

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