I think a lot of people would disagree that there is such a thing as a Jewish race, to start with.  This gets at the question of what exactly is a race, as well.  I think it most likely has something to do with your genes and family lineage, without getting too deep into it.<p>Unsure of this myself, I have googled and found that some writers with prominent search ranks say that Jews were always considered to be a race until after the holocaust.  I still don&#x27;t think it&#x27;s remotely correct to say &quot;synonymous&quot; even here.