non-Jewish
adjective
non-Jew·ish
ˌnän-ˈjü-ish 
: not Jewish : not being, relating to, or characteristic of the Jews
Since only about 10,000 Jews live in the city, the restaurant must attract non-Jewish patrons to survive.—
Julia M. Klein
Julia M. Klein
non-Jew
noun
plural non-Jews
Of the seven or eight people present, we were the only non-Jews.
—Clifford Thompson
Clifford Thompson
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As Ruth Wisse points out in her study of Sholem Aleichem in The Modern Jewish Canon, all of his contemporaries writing on the same topic, in Yiddish or Hebrew or a non-Jewish language, more or less side with the rebels.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
The report is based on surveys of a representative sample of 2,056 Jewish and non-Jewish adults across the country between Oct. 8 and Nov. 29.
—Katie Futterman Las Vegas Review-Journal (tns), arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Esther did not shy away from her disapproval after Noah began dating the non-Jewish Joanne, played by Kristin Bell.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
In another passage, Jesus heals the daughter of a woman who was both non-Jewish and of foreign ethnicity, accepting her chastisement for his initial reluctance to assist a non-Jew.
—Laura E. Alexander, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
The report is based on surveys of a representative sample of 2,056 Jewish and non-Jewish adults across the country between Oct. 8 and Nov. 29.
—Katie Futterman Las Vegas Review-Journal (tns), arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Esther did not shy away from her disapproval after Noah began dating the non-Jewish Joanne, played by Kristin Bell.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
In another passage, Jesus heals the daughter of a woman who was both non-Jewish and of foreign ethnicity, accepting her chastisement for his initial reluctance to assist a non-Jew.
—Laura E. Alexander, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Non-Jewish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-Jewish. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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