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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Still, she imposed what Norman Podhoretz called an “inordinate demand”: that Jews under Hitler be braver and nobler than ordinary people could be expected to be when murderers held all the power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

It also found that 2025 was the deadliest year for Jews in the diaspora in more than three decades.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

The Board of Deputies of British Jews has called on the Conservatives to ditch him as a candidate, saying the selection "beggars belief".

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Under the Shah’s largely secular monarchy, Jews mostly lived in big cities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Right now he is preparing to print a special Haggadah for Passover, telling the story of when the Jews left Egypt for freedom in a new land.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar