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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About 42% of married American Jews have a non-Jewish spouse, with the intermarriage rate reaching about 60% for those who have wed since 2010, according to a 2020 survey by the Pew Research Center.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025
There were piles of fan mail, from both Jewish and non-Jewish fans, often addressed to Molly Goldberg.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
By talking about topics that are common to adherents of any faith, the community tries to find common ground with its non-Jewish neighbors.
—Rosario Del Valle, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
The mass arrests, at first of mostly non-Jewish Poles, led the Nazis to construct new prison camps or refurbish existing structures, like the former military barracks in Oswiecim, Poland, which opened as the Auschwitz concentration camp in June 1940.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
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Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025
There were piles of fan mail, from both Jewish and non-Jewish fans, often addressed to Molly Goldberg.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
By talking about topics that are common to adherents of any faith, the community tries to find common ground with its non-Jewish neighbors.
—Rosario Del Valle, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
The mass arrests, at first of mostly non-Jewish Poles, led the Nazis to construct new prison camps or refurbish existing structures, like the former military barracks in Oswiecim, Poland, which opened as the Auschwitz concentration camp in June 1940.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
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“Non-Jewish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-Jewish. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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