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Jewishness

American  
[joo-ish-nis] / ˈdʒu ɪʃ nɪs /

noun

  1. 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 grew up in a religious context where my Jewishness was very much entwined with the state of Israel, but I really started to interrogate that," she says.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

And yet, as Freedman implies throughout, elements of Dylan’s Jewishness remained central to his art and identity, from his commitment to social justice to his imaginative formation of a new persona.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 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

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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