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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Like many non-Christians, some Jews have adopted some of the traditions associated with Christmas.

From BBC

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar called on Sunday for Jews in Western countries to move to Israel to escape rising antisemitism, one week after 15 were shot dead at a Jewish event in Sydney.

From Barron's

The Jews of my Chicago were a few generations—often none at all—from the horrors of Europe.

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And with it, there is also some evidence that there have been shifts in discourse about Israel - including a generational divide that is starting to become apparent among British Jews.

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Responding to the joint statement by police, the Board of Deputies of British Jews said: "We strongly welcome this necessary intervention."

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