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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In 1939 Jesenská was arrested for helping Jews and dissidents escape the Nazis.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Known to Jews as the Temple Mount, it is also Judaism's holiest place.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

"As people who identify openly as Jews and want to show our identities, you feel like you are gambling with your children's safety," he said.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

The pavilion houses a giant boxcar that was unearthed outside the Majdanek concentration and death camp in Poland, and is believed to have transported Jews to the camp during the Holocaust.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

“Willem,” I said, “we have three Jews staying right at the Beje. Can you get places for them in the country?”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom