Jewishness
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Jewishness
Example Sentences
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Waldemar’s Jewishness expresses itself in fighting for equal rights and helping the disenfranchised.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 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
Just like Esther, we are invited to step into our power - not by moving away from our Jewishness, but by stepping into it in order to enact change.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2025
There has always been plenty of Jewishness in screen culture, from the Marx Brothers to Mel Brooks, from Sid Caesar to “Seinfeld” to “Broad City,” “Brooklyn Bridge” to “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2024
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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