Are Jews the same as Jewish?

No. The Jews are the same as the Israelites, but the Gentiles are people who are not Jewish.

There is no surname that is used only by Jews. There are many surnames that are used both by Jews and non-Jews. Therefore, any surname that is used by a Jewish family is Jewish, and any surname that is used by a non-Jewish family is not Jewish. So any surname can be both Jewish and non-Jewish at the same time.

There are Jews who use the surname Shepard, and there are also non-Jews who use the same surname. Most surnames used by Jews are not used only by Jews, and in that sense there are few if any truly "Jewish surnames."

Yes. Jewish is the derivative adjective while Jew is the noun. So Jewish people refers to people who are Jewish, i.e. Jews. It is the same as: Spanish is the derivative adjective while Spaniard is the noun. So Spanish people refers to people who are Spanish, i.e. Spaniards.

The exact same things that non-Jews do together.

Jews worship the same God as Christians and Muslims.

Jews eat the same foods as everyone else.

Jews have no dietary restrictions when it comes to plant matter; they eat all of the same vegetables that Non-Jews in the same region eat.

In a Conservative or Orthodox Jewish cemetery, only Jews may be buried. Reform Cemeteries allow non-Jewish spouses and family members to be buried alongside the Jewish deceased person.

No. Israelis are citizens of Israel and are not necessarily Jewish. Jews are people who practice the Jewish faith and are not necessarily Israeli. A similar dichotomy could be made between Irish and Catholic.

Jews in modern Germany have all of the same rights as non-Jewish Germans and freely and openly practice their religion. There are approximately 119,000 German Jews.

small means the same to Jews as it does to everyone else.

There are a few dozen languages that can be called Jewish languages, but there is no single language called "the Jewish language." The following languages are the most common languages used specifically by Jews: Hebrew Yiddish Ladino Jewish Aramaic Judeo-Arabic

Hitler believed the Jews were a race because a lot of Jewish people came from the same area and so had the same sort of facial characteristics.

The people turned them in themselves. How and what kind of payment did the Nazi's pay for turning a Jewish person/sympathizer? Also same punishment as the Jews would get for hiding a Jewish person.

Jewish-style kippahs are generally worn only by Jews. But according to Jewish law, a regular cap or hat may serve the same religious function as a kippah.

Generally, the same types of activities that non-Jewish communities do on Saturday. Sunday is just the first day of the week for Jews.

Early Jews circumcised their baby boys for the same reason why Jews circumcise their boys today, because it is a major requirement of their religion as specified in the Tanach (Jewish Bible). According to the Tanach, if a Jewish male is not circumcised, he is not allowed to participate in the majority of Jewish ceremonies and holidays.

Mostly Jews but their was same normal polish civilians who looked jewish

The same foods Jews eat today.

No. Jewish is the derivative adjective while Jew is the noun. So Jewish people refers to people who are Jewish, i.e. Jews. It is the same as: Spanish is the derivative adjective while Spaniard is the noun. So Spanish people refers to people who are Spanish, i.e. Spaniards.

People are considered to be Jews if they convert to Judaism, or because their mother is Jewish. (In the Reform movement a person is considered Jewish if they have a Jewish father and are raised Jewish but don't have a Jewish mother.)

Jews live in non-Jewish communities the same way that non-Jews live in Jewish communities, in that they own houses, drive cars (on the proper days), send their kids to school, buy food in the supermarket, etc. In places where the Jewish presence is minimal, such as most East Asian countries, Jews who live in those areas have to be willing to compromise on food or other restrictions that are harder to perform without a Jewish… Read More

No, Jews were killed by the Nazis on 'racial' grounds. Converts from Judaism to Christianity and atheists of Jewish origin were treated in the same way as practising Jews.

Jess was a jew... Yes he was. He preached to Jews and had the same beleifs as them. Jesus was a jewish miuracle worker. Jews are also blamed sometimes for the crucifiction. (Not true)

No, only Jewish men are Jews. Also, not all Jews are men, regardless of how disproportionately Jewish men might be photographed relative to Jewish women.

There are probably a few thousand Messianics with Jewish heritage (the majority of Christians who refer to themselves as "Messianic Jews" have no Jewish ancestry). A study done on Messianic Jews in the 1990s showed that 72% of them had no Jewish heritage whatsoever. Of the 28% who were, the majority were not raised in a practicing Jewish household. Answer: There is no exact or fair approximate count of how many Messianic Jews there are… Read More

For most Jews, it does not matter whether or not you refer to them as Jewish people or as Jews. What matters is whether you do so politely or derisively. The difference between the terms Jewish and Jew is that Jewish is the derivative adjective while Jew is the noun. It is the same as: Spanish is the derivative adjective while Spaniard is the noun.

There is no difference. Jewish is the derivative adjective while Jew is the noun. So Jewish people refers to people who are Jewish, i.e. Jews. It is the same as: Spanish is the derivative adjective while Spaniard is the noun. So Spanish people refers to people who are Spanish, i.e. Spaniards.

Anyone who had three or four Jewish grandparents was classified as a full Jew. Those with two Jewish grandparents were classified as half Jews and those with one Jewish grandparent were classed as quarter Jews. These laws were also the same for the Germans.

The same as Jews everywhere else. See the attached Related Link.

It is not clear what you mean by 'Jews who were not classified as Jews'. Within Germany Jews were classified as: Full Jews (three or four Jewish grandparents) Half Jews (two Jewish grandparents) Quarter Jews (one Jewish grandparent) Everyone else was in the clear unless they wanted to join the SS.

Jews have the same technology as everyone else. Jews are not some weird group of people who live separate from the rest of the world. Jews are mixed in with everyone else. Americas richest people are mostly jewish...

It is a short form of Judaean. It comes from the tradition that modern Jews are mostly descended from the Tribe of Judah. See also: Are Hebrews, Jews and Israelites the same people?

Hitler wasn't Jewish. If Hitler was Jewish, it wouldn't make any sense for him to kill all the Jews.

Jews have nothing to do with Thanksgiving. There are certainly Liberal Jews in the USA who celebrate Thanksgiving, but it is not a Jewish holiday or a Jewish-inspired holiday.

Judaism is the religion of Jewish people, or Jews. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Judaism is the religion of Jewish people, or Jews. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

It is hard to find statistics on this that cover the entire Jewish community, but typically, the more religious a Jewish community is, the lower its current number of adherents. The population, however, is shifting towards the Orthodox denominations because of their overall higher reproductive rate. MOST Secular/Hiloni Jews American Reform Jews and British Liberal Jews (all really the same) American Conservative Jews and British Reform Jews and Masorti Movements (all really the same) The… Read More

Jewish store owners suffered the same fate as other Jews. I'm puzzled by the implicit suggestion that they were treated differently.

Orthodox Jewish teenagers eat the same things all Orthodox Jews eat; kosher foods of all different kinds.

The Jewish home is considered to be Israel. All Jews are welcome there, and some Jews think that all Jews should live in Israel.

same for all Jews in ww11

Heres the death toll of Jews murdered in the holocaustr by country Poland 3,300,000=Prewar Jewish population 3,000,000= Number of Jews murdered 90%= countries Jewish population dead Baltic countries 253,000=Prewar Jewish population 228,000= Number of Jews dead 90%=countries Jewish population dead Germany & Austria 240,000=Prewar Jewish population 210,000= Number if Jews dead 90%=countries Jewish population dead Bohemia & Moravia 90,000=Prewar Jewish population 80,000=Number of Jews murdered 89% countries Jewish population dead Slovakia 90,000= Prewar Jewish population… Read More

Peters can be a Jewish name (if it is a name used by a Jewish family) but it need not be Jewish. The name is used by Jews and by non-Jews. Think of all those Scandinavians.

Jews who strictly observe Jewish law are referred to as Orthodox Jews.

The ability for Jews to have a Jewish wedding ceremony indicates freedom of religion.

Jewish people have about the same percentage of LGBT people as the general population. However, it is possible that because Jewish culture tends to be more accepting of LGBT people, there are more out gay Jews than other ethnicities.

Wasserburger can be a German Jewish name, but like all German Jewish names, it can be used by both Jews and non-Jews.

The Nuremberg Laws of 1935 established three degrees of 'Jewishness' as follows: Full Jews - anyone with three or more Jewish grandparents and anyone belonging to a Jewish congregation. Half Jews - two Jewish grandparents. Quarter Jews - one Jewish grandparent.

"Messianic Jews", as this contributor understands it, are those who have accepted Jesus as their lord and savior, and at the same time, consider themselves Jews and claim to follow some of the Jewish traditional practices. Frankly, this contributor really doesn't understand it that well. answer: In truth, "Messianic Jews" are 100% Christian with the majority not having any Jewish heritage whatsoever.