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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The housing laws included exceptions that favored the new, non-Jewish tenants, such as Allied bombing victims and former prisoners of war.
—Shannon Fogg, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Just 4 percent of non-Jewish Canadians agree that Jews are largely to blame for the negative consequences of globalization, but that figure rises to 28 percent among Canadian Muslims, according to a survey conducted by the University of Toronto sociologist Robert Brym.
—Jesse Brown, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026
Royal sells to Total Wine, one of the largest wine chains in the country, which has expanded its Israeli wine offerings and actively promotes them to a broad, largely non-Jewish customer base.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
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Shannon Fogg, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Just 4 percent of non-Jewish Canadians agree that Jews are largely to blame for the negative consequences of globalization, but that figure rises to 28 percent among Canadian Muslims, according to a survey conducted by the University of Toronto sociologist Robert Brym.
—Jesse Brown, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026
Royal sells to Total Wine, one of the largest wine chains in the country, which has expanded its Israeli wine offerings and actively promotes them to a broad, largely non-Jewish customer base.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Non-Jewish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-Jewish. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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