noshrim
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n. Jewish emigrants (typically from the [former] U.S.S.R.) who immigrate to a country other than Israel.
Example Sentences
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"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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