air Hebrews, n. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

air Hebrews n.

also Hebrew hoppers

[? a pun on the popular make of athletic shoes, Air Jordans, and ref. to the biblical Hebrews crossing the River Jordan]

(US campus) sandals.

1969		in Current Sl. IV:3–4 (1970) 19: Hebrew hoppers, n. Sandals.
1992		Eble Campus Sl. Apr. 1: air hebrews – sandals.
1996		Eble Sl. and Sociability 16: These slang items seem just as fresh and viable as 1992’s Air Hebrews for ‘sandals’.