noshrim
Definitions
n. Jewish emigrants (typically from the [former] U.S.S.R.) who immigrate to a country other than Israel.
Example Sentences
"Noshrim and Yordim were of great concern to the State of Israel, as well as to the ideological branch of the Zionist movement." (source)
Languages of Origin
- Modern Hebrew
Etymology
נוֹשְׁרִים noshrím, 'one who falls off; a dropout'
- Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there
- North America
- Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
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Alternative Spellings
noshreem, nosher
Notes
singular: 'nosher'
This occurrence is called neshira.
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