American Jews, also known as
Jewish Americans, are American citizens who are
Jews, either by
religion,
ancestry, or both. The Jewish community in the United States is composed predominantly of
Ashkenazi Jews and their U.S.-born descendants, making up about 90% of the American Jewish population. Minority
Jewish ethnic divisions are also represented, including
Sephardic Jews,
Mizrahi Jews, and a smaller percentage of
converts to Judaism. The American Jewish community manifests a wide range of
Jewish cultural traditions, as well as encompassing the full spectrum of Jewish religious observance.