Jewish American
American of Judaic heritage
A Jewish American is a person of Jewish heritage or religious identity who is a citizen or resident of the United States.
The term encompasses both those who practice Judaism and those who identify culturally or ethnically as Jewish.
Jewish Americans have been present since colonial times and constitute one of the largest Jewish populations in the world.
The term is sometimes rendered as American Jew, with slight differences in emphasis on national versus religious identity.
- HanukkahEight-day Jewish celebration
- Passover sederJewish spring festival meal
- Ellis IslandHistoric immigrant processing center
- HadassahJewish women's charitable organization
- antisemitismBigotry toward Jewish people
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- American EthnicityPuerto Rican, Hispanic, Latino, Chicano, Chicana
- European American heritageEuropean descent, ethnic heritage, ancestry
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