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Borscht Belt
region in the Catskill Mountains with many summer resorts frequented by Jews, especially in the mid twentieth century
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Chrismukkah
"Chrismukkah is a pop-culture portmanteau neologism referring to the merging of the holidays of Christianity's Christmas and Judaism's Hanukkah." (Wikipedia)
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goyish
"in the manner or style of a non-Jewish person" (JPS), especially something WASPy or "white bread"
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heeb
slang term used to describe a Jewish person
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JBA
Jew by Association
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Jew crew
group of Jews who hang out together
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Jewdar
ability to detect individuals' Jewishness (on analogy with "gaydar" and ultimately "radar")
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Jewfro
a large, frizzy hairstyle, sported by Jewish men (on analogy with "afro")
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Jewishness
The quality of being a Jew, not limited to (nor necessarily excluding) religion, ethnicity, biology, or nationality.
Ethnic or cultural Jewish identity, as distinct from "Judaism"
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Jewy
Highly identified Jewishly, either outwardly in terms of actions and affiliations, or inwardly based on self-definition.
Demonstating stereotypical or conspicuous appearance or behaviors that identify one as a Jew.