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gentile

[jen-tahyl] / ˈdʒɛn taɪl /


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Jesenská, a gentile, was a Czechoslovak citizen living in Vienna, and when she received Kafka’s permission to translate him into Czech the two began a passionate correspondence.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

But this will work only by learning how to protect ourselves and make the case to our gentile neighbors so that we can continue to contribute mightily to the future of our common home.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 30, 2025

Now, because it occurs around the biggest holiday here for our gentile friends, we make a much bigger deal out of it.

From Salon Dec. 14, 2023

“We reaffirm that Jew and gentile, we are one nation under God; that black and white, we are one nation indivisible; that Republican and Democrat, we are all Americans,” he said.

From Washington Times Jul. 3, 2023

But it was hard for me to see Charles as a gentile.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

On his TV show, he was wary of offending gentiles.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 14, 2025

According to the Torah — for gentiles, the first five books of the so-called Hebrew Bible — Jews celebrate the holiday Yom Kippur to honor the anniversary of when God forgave them.

From Salon Sep. 24, 2023

Behind the discussion of gentiles in Jewish roles is the long history of Hollywood anxiety that a work will be “too Jewish,” words that have haunted Jewish artists for generations.

From New York Times Feb. 17, 2022

Moreover, their devotion paid off materially; after converting to Catholicism in mass baptisms, Frank’s followers take on Polish names and prosper as gentiles, with several even entering the nobility.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 3, 2022

In fact, of the two hundred fifty workers Schindler hired in 1940, only seven were Jews; the rest were Polish gentiles.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson




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