what is a mensch
Mensch (Yiddish: ××¢× ××© â mentsh, cognate with German: Mensch human being) means a person of integrity and honor..The opposite of a  mensch  is an  unmensch  (meaning: an utterly unlikeable or unfriendly person).he key to being 'a real mensch' is nothing less than character, rectitude, dignity, a sense of what is right, responsible, decorous.. The term is used as a high compliment, expressing the rarity and value of that individual's qualities.