Jewishness

[ joo-ish-nis ]

noun

1. the state or quality of being Jewish.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jewishness¹

First recorded in 1540–50; Jewish + -ness

Example Sentences

There has always been plenty of Jewishness in screen culture, from the Marx Brothers to Mel Brooks, from Sid Caesar to “Seinfeld” to “Broad City,” “Brooklyn Bridge” to “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”

From Los Angeles Times

That has not stopped Trump from tapping into the strain of thought that one's Jewishness is defined by their allegiance to the Israeli state, even though many actual Jews do not see it that way.

From Salon

In the same week he appointed himself the arbiter of Harris' race, he also decided he could strip her husband, Doug Emhoff, of his Jewishness.

From Salon

“The idea of Jewishness creates an opportunity to explore persecution, racism, and both oppression and being an oppressor,” she said in a video interview from her Los Angeles home.

From Los Angeles Times

In an unpublished autobiography, former Zionist Baltimore Rabbi Morris S. Lazaron wrote of political Zionism’s “nationalist philosophy expressed in this country under the guise of promoting ‘Jewishness,’ ‘Jewish unity,’ ‘Jewish education.’

From Salon