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The name is typically Biblical or based in Modern Hebrew. For those who convert to Judaism and thus lack parents with Hebrew names, their parents are given as Abraham and Sarah, the first Jewish people of the Hebrew Bible. Those adopted by Jewish parents use the names of their adoptive parents. [12]
These are lists of prominent American Jews, arranged by field of activity. Lists of Americans; By US state; By ethnicity; Afghan; ... The Jewish Phenomenon: ...
Jewish feminine given names (2 C, 18 P) H. Hebrew-language given names (3 C, 42 P) M. Jewish masculine given names (2 C, 39 P) Y. Yiddish-language given names (2 C, 3 P)
The first generation of Jewish Americans who immigrated during the 1880–1924 peak period were not interested in baseball, the country's national pastime, and in some cases tried to prevent their children from watching or participating in baseball-related activities. Most were focused on making sure they and their children took advantage of ...
Some other more-observant Jews also eat kosher food most or all of the time. However, the majority of American Jews are less observant of traditional rules, and eat non-kosher food. According to a 2012 study by the Pew Research Center, 22 percent of American Jews keep kosher in their homes. [15]
De Young family (7 P) DeMille family (1 C, 10 P) ... Pages in category "Jewish-American families" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
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The National Council of Young Israel (NCYI) or Young Israel (in Hebrew: ישראל הצעיר , Yisrael Hatza'ir), is a synagogue-based Orthodox Judaism organization in the United States with a network of affiliated "Young Israel" synagogues. Young Israel was founded in 1912, in its earliest form, by a group of 15 young Jews on the Lower ...