What does it mean to say 'Jew'?

What do you think of when someone says "Jew"? Does it echo of anti-Semitic epithets or conjure a sense of pride associated, say, with the state of Israel? The National Endowment of the Humanities has awarded a $50,400 grant to a professor at Bates College in Maine to research the word - from its first appearance thousands of years ago through its usage today.

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