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Jewish

[joo-ish] / ˈdʒu ɪʃ /
ADJECTIVE
of or related to Judaism
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"We also combined our legal Christian service with Jewish prayers and tradition, like breaking the glass. Totally unheard of then and ever since," she said, adding the nuptials even made the paper.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

The 70-year-old plays up her personal story as the daughter of Jewish parents who she says "barely survived" the Holocaust before emigrating to Costa Rica.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Rudolph Arthur Marcus was born July 21, 1923, in Montreal, the only child of American-born Myer Marcus and English-born Esther Marcus, both of Jewish Lithuanian descent.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

PEN’s article is important and revealing, bringing together substantial evidence of the exclusion of Jewish and Israeli writers from publishing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

His mother had been appointed chairman of the Board of Jewish Education in New York City, and Eisman was combing the Talmud for inconsistencies.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis



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