: a person of integrity and honor
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Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan is an individual of such extraordinary warmth and compassion, to call him a mensch is not just trite but inadequate.
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Joshua M. Davidson,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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.
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Steven W. Thrasher
june 26,
Literary Hub,
26 June 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.
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Dan Shanoff,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Joshua M. Davidson,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
With those kids now grown and married, this grandfather feels that the focus on being a mensch, rather than being rich, paid off.
—
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
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 5 Jul. 2026.
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