Jewish
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Jews or Judaism.
non-Jewish
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a word derived from
Jewish.
Example Sentences
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This figure rises to 50 percent for non-Jewish Israelis, and reaches 70 percent in Arab localities in the north.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
Collecting in a wide range of styles still continues, including non-Jewish artists along with what a label calls—weirdly and confusingly, given the museum’s Judaic focus—“historically marginalized voices.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025
But that declaration, Lammy said, came with a solemn promise "that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine".
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2025
And Siegfried’s relationship with his non-Jewish colleagues was naturally complicated by the politics of the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2025
To make room for this ghetto, non-Jewish families were forced to move out of their homes, and three or four Jewish families were moved into each one.
From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren
