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- proper noun Plural form of
Jew .
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VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Controversial Bestseller Shakes the Foundation of the Israeli State'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'What if the entire tale of the Jewish Diaspora -- the story recounted at Passover tables by Jews around the world every year detailing the ancient Jews\' exile from Judea, the years spent wandering through the desert, their escape from the Pharaoh\'s clutches -- is all wrong? '
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Controversial Bestseller Shakes the Foundation of the Israeli State 2009
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RABBI YISROEL DOVID WEISS, JEWS UNITED AGAINST ZIONISM: The Zionists are taking this terrible horrific tragedy that happened by Jews, and they are using it to further their rebellion against God.
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Those of us Jews who came into contact with priests, such as Father Kolbe (I didn't know him personally, but I heard stories about him), felt it was a moving time — a time when a covenant in blood was written between Christians and Jews .
'Memories of Hell': An Exchange Tyndorf, R.J. 1997
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Mr. E.N. Adler was told that in an Armenian monastery near Kutais, ancient records are preserved which conclusively prove that the Jews were paramount in certain districts three or four centuries ago; _Jews in many Lands_, p. 178.
The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela Benjamin of Tudela
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A few nights before, in a debate which had to do with the Jews, Baron de Worms had just remarked, "_We owe much to the Jews_," when there came a feeling groan from a well-known member in his back corner, "_We do_."
Toasts and Forms of Public Address for Those Who Wish to Say the Right Thing in the Right Way William Pittenger 1872
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_Catastrophes_) -- p. 62: _times of the_ Jews to _times of the Jews_
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Another synonym for Israelites is the term Jews (Ioudaioi), especially used by classical authors, but also often found in Josephus and in the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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Of course they avoid the term Jews, though they do slip up some times.
Canada Free Press Daniel Greenfield 2010
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But tell me this, if a man who sold 400 dunams to the Jews is a traitor, what would one say of a man whose policies led to the loss of Palestine?
Wonk Room » Dershowitz: Palestinians ‘Played A Significant Role In The Holocaust’ 2009
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And ANY criticism of Israel as the alleged home of the Jews is also automatically “Anti-Semitic”.
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