Jew

Example Sentences

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Mr. Mintzker, a professor of history at Princeton University, begins with an investigation into the purported appearance of the Wandering Jew in post-World War II Europe and in 1950s Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Yet at the same time this weekend the ritual will feel different for every Jew in Britain.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Tom, whose family fled Nazi Germany when he was a boy, is a thoroughly assimilated, tennis-obsessed Englishman who brings his own more conciliatory perspective to the discussion as a British Jew.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

In describing Jonathan Miller, he writes that “among practicing Jews, Miller wasn’t truly a Jew, but he considered himself Jewish nonetheless.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

A man who is Polish as well as a Jew.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron