yid

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Persecuted for the mere fact that he is a frumme yid, and one or two other minor indiscretions.

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  • Klal yisrael!!! help & see your brothers pain (kol dimei achecha tzoakim elay min ho adama) ... feel for another yid, & appreciate what you have, & what you haven't been through, Think of what you say before you say it yidden; words can build & they can just as easily destroy. —  Vos Iz Neias - (Yiddish:What's News?)
  • This was a time when it was not professionally advisable to advertise your ethnic background on campus, when being an objective scientist meant burying the "yid" inside. —  The Chicago Blog
  • He was awesome at the 2006 World Cup and always looks full of running. norwegian yid - September 6th, 2008 at 1: 58 pm —  CaughtOffside.com
  • To norwegian yid, i think its fairly obvious rumours are still out there, and signings are still being considered so not sure what your problem is. —  CaughtOffside.com
  • To norwegian yid, i think its fairly obvious rumours are still out there, and signings are still being considered so not sure ... —  CaughtOffside.com
 

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  1. Yiddish, from Middle High German jüde; see Yiddish.
 

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