: a person of integrity and honor
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With those kids now grown and married, this grandfather feels that the focus on being a mensch, rather than being rich, paid off.
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Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2025
This was especially magnanimous of Lander, who seems like a real mensch.
—Steven W. Thrasher
june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Even their romantic partners aren't immune from the indignities of the cartoonish plots: Charlotte's eternal mensch of a husband, Harry (Evan Handler), ends up peeing his pants in one episode.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 May 2025
My most vivid memory of that meal was that he was approached probably a half-dozen times by fans, and was warm and friendly to all of them, a true mensch.
—Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2025
This was especially magnanimous of Lander, who seems like a real mensch.
—Steven W. Thrasher
june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Even their romantic partners aren't immune from the indignities of the cartoonish plots: Charlotte's eternal mensch of a husband, Harry (Evan Handler), ends up peeing his pants in one episode.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 May 2025
My most vivid memory of that meal was that he was approached probably a half-dozen times by fans, and was warm and friendly to all of them, a true mensch.
—Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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“Mensch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mensch. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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