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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"Arabs and Jews will only win together" and "There is a majority for change" read some of the signs held by around 500 protesters in Tel Aviv.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

Their star player was Dolph Schayes, the Bronx-born son of Romanian Jews.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

But a thriving community of Persian Jews on Long Island, where I grew up, are some of the war’s most ardent defenders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

"Golan really wants peace between Jews and Arabs," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

More than one million Jews, most of them immigrants, lived in New York City at that time, and many had brought with them their love for chess.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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