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gentile

[jen-tahyl] / ˈdʒɛn taɪl /


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Jesenská, a gentile, was a Czechoslovak citizen living in Vienna, and when she received Kafka’s permission to translate him into Czech the two began a passionate correspondence.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

Want to watch a Jewish guy and a gentile woman humorously navigate their relationship?

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2025

“We reaffirm that Jew and gentile, we are one nation under God; that black and white, we are one nation indivisible; that Republican and Democrat, we are all Americans,” he said.

From Washington Times Jul. 3, 2023

Already aware that, being the daughter of a Jewish father and gentile mother, I was myself a demi-semite, I was worried.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2023

But it was hard for me to see Charles as a gentile.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

He removed the armband identifying him as a Jew and lined up before dawn with the gentiles to seek bread.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 2, 2026

According to the Torah — for gentiles, the first five books of the so-called Hebrew Bible — Jews celebrate the holiday Yom Kippur to honor the anniversary of when God forgave them.

From Salon Sep. 24, 2023

Moreover, their devotion paid off materially; after converting to Catholicism in mass baptisms, Frank’s followers take on Polish names and prosper as gentiles, with several even entering the nobility.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 3, 2022

In contrast to most overtly Jewish comedy, which usually compares Jews and gentiles, most of his material juxtaposes the frum and not frum.

From New York Times Jun. 13, 2018

We would persevere and make a name for ourselves, and I would go to school, an English school where Jews were able to learn right beside gentiles.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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