Jews

¹ Cultural  

1. The Israelites, particularly after their return from captivity in Babylon (see also Babylon) about five hundred years before the birth of Jesus; at that time, the Israelites were established as a religious group, founded on the Mosaic law, not simply a national group.

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Jews ² Cultural  

1. Adherents of Judaism.

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When the Jewish nation was destroyed by the Romans in the year a.d. 70 and the Jews were scattered throughout the world, their religious beliefs and customs allowed them to remain one people.

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As Jews assimilated to secular American culture and costs of keeping kosher rose, many Jewish delis stopped following kosher practices and began to offer treyf foods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The Shamash Jewish School, started by Yaqub Shlomo Shamash nearly a century ago, offered an English-language curriculum to students from various communities, and in particular Jews.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

And Islam has long been considered one of the fastest-growing religions in the country, with Pew Research estimating that by 2040, Muslims will replace Jews as the nation’s second-largest religious group after Christians.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

Voters turning out in record numbers, Jews and Arabs alike.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

The past few days the ghetto had been left to the Ordners, the Jewish police established by the Judenrat, Jews appointed to govern other Jews on behalf of Hitler.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

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