No.. Some Jews always were pagans.. i.e. God allowing the captivity's of Nebaneazar, Darius, Cyrus and others.. Some Jewish Kings were totally pagan.. as well as many of the "people".. Without Christ every human is a pagan.. Without a valid Ark and sacrifices Jewish religion is not any better than Buddhism, actually the Buddhists have a bit of an excuse.. the Jews do not..
Those were Israelites, not Jews.