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Encyclopedia > Lists of American Jews
This page is a list of Jews.
For more on who is considered Jewish, see Who is a Jew?.
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This is a list of famous American Jews. Image File history File links Star_of_David. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... Money-grubbing sons of devils! This means you, Woody Allen, you sick fuck. ... This is a list of people by state or territory of the United States States List of people from Alabama List of people from Alaska List of people from Arizona List of people from Arkansas List of people from California List of people from Colorado List of people from Connecticut... This is an incomplete list of African Americans. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This is a list of members of the Acadian people, and people of Acadian and Cajun links and origins. ... The following is a list of notable English Americans. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This page is an incomplete list of notable people from North America who are Muslims - followers of Islam. ... This is a list of famous Native Americans (Indigenous peoples of the Americas). ... This is a list of notable Native Hawaiians: James Aiona, politician Daniel K. Akaka, politician Eddie Aikau, famous surfer Akebono, sumo wrestler D. G. Anderson, politician S. Haunani Apoliona, activist Donne Dawson, head of Hawaii Film Office Brickwood Galuteria, entertainer and party chairman Clayton Hee, politician Don Ho, entertainer Hoku... This is a list of famous Scots-Irish Americans. ... This is a list of famous Scottish Americans. ... This is a list of prominent Taiwanese Americans. ... This is a list of notable Welsh Americans (or US citizens of Welsh descent). ... American Jews, also known as Jewish Americans, are Americans of ethnic Jewish descent, or those who have converted to Judaism. ...


The Jewish population of the United States is currently the largest Jewish population in the world. Judaism is the second most widespread religion in the US after Christianity, comprising between 2% and 3% of the total US population. Here is a list of some prominent American Jews, arranged by field of activity. For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... American Jews, also known as Jewish Americans, are Americans of ethnic Jewish descent, or those who have converted to Judaism. ...

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Activists

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Academics

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Artists

See also List of Jewish Recipients of National Medal of Arts in U.S. . List of Jewish Recipients of National Medal of Arts in U.S. Maurice Abravanel, music director, conductor 1991 Walter & Leonore Annenberg, art patrons 1993 Saul Bellow, writer 1988 Aaron Copland, composer, lyricist 1986 Kirk Douglas, actor, producer 2001 Zelda Fichandler, founder of theater director Arena Stage 1997 J. W. Fisher...

This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This page is a list of Jews. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This is a list of famous Jewish American Fashion Designers. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This is a list of famous Jewish American Playwrights. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Business

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Criminals

  • Mobsters

This is a list of Jewish-American mobsters, ranging from the late 19th century to the present day. ...

Entertainment

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Legal system

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Military

Politics

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Sports

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Clergy

There is, so far, no list of specifically American rabbis, but there is an international list:


  Results from FactBites:
 
African American - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (6195 words)
Many African Americans began to abandon the term "Afro-American", which had become popular in the 1960s and '70s, for "African American," out of desire for an unabbreviated expression of their African heritage that could not be mistaken or derided as an allusion to the afro hairstyle.
The collective economic status of African Americans is a matter of intense debate, with statistics simultaneously suggesting the effects of both historical marginalization and sustantial progress for sections of the population in the United States, and the greater affluence of the group when compared to populations outside of the United States.
White Americans, Indians, other Asians and Arabs are traditionally not considered African American in the United States, though they or their ancestors may have emigrated from the African continent after generations of residence.
Hispanic American - definition of Hispanic American in Encyclopedia (1871 words)
However, others counter that Spain and the Hispanic American nations, despite their many differences, are part of the same greater cultural sphere.
Such is the case of Santería in Cuba and Puerto Rico, which combines old African beliefs and adoration of deities in the form of Catholic rituals and saints.
Mexican music, depending on region, shows combined influences of Spanish, Native American and African origin, while the traditional Tejano music of Mexican-Americans is more influenced by country-and-western music and the polka, brought by central European settlers to Texas.
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