You should probably take another look at some discussions around the definition of race in modern times. It certainly can be used to refer to a grouping of people by common culture, such as the &quot;Jewish&quot; race.<p>As a side note, I&#x27;ve seen some pretty heated arguments about this. It&#x27;s a bit strange to me why this is such a contentious subject. Is this coming from people who still think we have cleanly delineated &quot;races&quot; like Caucasoid, Mongoloid &amp; Negroid?