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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More British Jews have moved to Israel in the past 12 months than in any other year since the turn of this century, Israeli government migration statistics show.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Tens of thousands of people, including some Jews, have taken to UK streets to protest against Israeli military action in Gaza and show support for Palestinians.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

The moral reasoning that shaped America comes, in part, from the Torah, read by Jews every Sabbath.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

American Jews, exhausted by the nonsensical charge of disloyalty, have bent themselves into impressive contortions to demonstrate their bona fides as unambiguous, undivided, thoroughly unadulterated Americans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Russian soldiers patrolled the main roads and the train station, and the Jews of German-held West Przemyśl were expelled across the river.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron