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

"British Jews must be free to go about their lives without fear - whether taking their children to nursery or attending synagogue. We do not want to live behind ever higher walls," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Antisemitism is a particularly sensitive issue in Europe given the Holocaust killed an estimated 6 million of the continent’s Jews.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Under long‑standing arrangements, Jews may visit the compound -- which they revere as the site of the first and second Jewish temples -- but they are not permitted to pray there.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

As head of the Dutch Reformed Church’s program to reach Jews, Willem kept in touch with these things.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom