I have a Jewish acquaintance who lives in the DC area and is a member of an ultra-left SJW Synagogue in DC. I was shocked to hear this very Caucasian person tell me, with a straight face, that Jews are not “white”.
Seems reasonable. "White" isn't a description of skin color after all, or my Chinese wife would be considered white, she is about the lightest colored person I've ever met.
"White" means "person of European origin" in America, just like "black" means "person of African origin". No one would call a very dark skinned Indian or Sri Lankan person "black" even though their skin tone might be much darker than many American blacks.
So, to use more precise language in an attempt to answer the qeustion: Are Jewish Americans also "European Americans"? That's a question that is debated endlessly by both Jews and non-Jews!
My one Israeli friend send me an article emphatically saying NO! Her point was that the Jews are a Semetic tribe with roots in the Middle East, just like Arabs. To claim they are European transforms them from an indigenous group to a colonial outpost.
The Atlantic Magazine recently ran an entire article on this topic, with the simple but provocative title Are Jews White?"
Here from Jewish magazine is another article on the same topic: Are Jews White? It’s Complicated
Google "Are Jews White" and you will get articles and opinions from everyone from Israeli rabbis to the Alt-Right on it, with people from all backgrounds taking both positions.
Well, he probably means “not WASP.”