Jewry

American  

[joo-ree] / ˈdʒu ri /

noun

• Jewries
  plural

1. the Jewish people collectively.

2. a district inhabited mainly by Jews; ghetto.

3. Archaic. Judea.

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Jewry British  

/ ˈdʒʊərɪ /

noun

1. 1. Jews collectively

   2. the Jewish religion or culture

2. archaic (sometimes found in street names in England) a quarter of a town inhabited by Jews

3. (in some anti-semitic literature) the Jews conceived of as an organized force seeking world domination

4. archaic the land of Judaea

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Jewries
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Jewry

1175–1225; Middle English jewerie < Anglo-French juerie ( Old French juierie ), equivalent to ju Jew + -erie -ery

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Jewry Jewries

In “Mordecai M. Kaplan: Restless Soul,” Jenna Weissman Joselit, a professor of Judaic studies and history at George Washington University, reminds us of his significant contributions to American Jewry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

Alex Ryvchin, co-chair executive of Australia's peak Jewish body, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, on Monday said Herzog's visit was warmly welcomed.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026

For weeks, Mamdani has been meeting with constituents and leaders from every sector of New York Jewry to alleviate their concerns about his support for their safety and wellbeing.

From Slate ● Jan. 1, 2026

"Anyone who knew him knew that he was the very best of us," said Alex Ryvchin from the Executive Council of Australian Jewry.

From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025

He let it go at that, and went back to talking about the destruction of European Jewry.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

It presents many new facts on the medieval Jewries of Germany.

From The Book of Delight and Other Papers by Israel Abrahams

They were established, as they had been elsewhere in Europe, in separate "Jewries," or places kept apart for them in every city.

From The Story of Rouen by Sir Theodore Andrea Cook

Thereat arose a new and stranger commotion throughout all the Ghettos, Jewries, and Mellahs.

From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Israel Zangwill

Finally, Rashi's influence was not confined either within the walls of the Jewries or within the frontiers of France, but it radiated to foreign lands and to ecclesiastical circles.

From Rashi by Adele Szold

Jewish traders had followed William the Conqueror from Normandy, and had been enabled by his protection to establish themselves in separate quarters or "Jewries" in all larger English towns.

From History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 by John Richard Green