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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As the leader of a minor Axis power, Boris had refused Hitler’s demands to deploy his army against the Soviet Union and deport Bulgarian Jews.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

The holy site is also separated into an area for Jews and one for Muslims, each with a separate entrance.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Vance has also gone out of his way to define anti-semitism only as the explicit hatred of Jews.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026

Remains were also taken from Polish Jews and Catholics, those with mental illness, political prisoners, Belgian resistance fighters and French and Polish soldiers.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

One thing is certain: The situation for Jews had grown progressively worse in Germany and other German-occupied territory.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti