American Jews, also known as Jewish Americans, are American citizens of the Jewish faith or Jewish ethnicity. The Jewish community in the United States is composed predominantly of Ashkenazi Jews who emigrated from Central and Eastern Europe, and their U.S.-born descendants. Minorities from all Jewish ethnic divisions are also represented, including Sephardi Jews, Mizrahi Jews, and a number of converts. The American Jewish community manifests a w...
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Characters of this ethnicity:
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- Goodbye, Columbus ,
- The Haunted Smile: The Story of Jewish Comedians in America ,
- Jew vs. Jew: The Struggle For The Soul Of American Jewry ,
- Faith or Fear: How Jews Can Survive in a Christian America
People of this ethnicity:
- Debra Winger ,
- Yaphet Kotto ,
- Harvey Keitel ,
- Sarah Silverman ,
- Allen Ginsberg ,
- Hank Greenberg ,
- Milton Friedman ,
- Mel Brooks ,
- Steven Spielberg ,
- Joe Lieberman
Also known as:
- American Jews
