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Ashkenazim
Ashkenazim, n. pl. (æʃkɪˈnɑːzɪm) [mod.Heb., f. Ashkenaz, the name of a son of Gomer (Gen. x. 3, 1 Chron. i. 6), son of Japheth, son of Noah, typifying a race of people identified with the Ascanians of Phrygia, and, in medieval times, with the Germans.] Jews of middle and northern Europe as distingui... Oxford English Dictionary
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Ashkenazim | Etymology of the name Ashkenazim by etymonline
Sep 26, 2022Ashkenazim. (n.) (plural) "central and northern European Jews" (as opposed to Sephardim, the Jews of Spain and Portugal), 1839, from Hebrew Ashkenazzim, plural of Ashkenaz, name of the eldest son of Gomer (Genesis x.3), also the name of a nation mentioned in Jeremiah li.27.Perhaps the people-name is akin to Greek skythoi "Scythians" (compare Akkadian ishkuzai) and altered by folk etymology.
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Ashkenazi Jews in Israel
Ashkenazim, excluding those who migrated from the former USSR, are estimated to be 31.8% of the Israeli population. During the first decades of Israel as a state, strong cultural conflict occurred between Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jews (mainly east European Ashkenazim) wikipedia.org
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Ashkenazi Jews Descend From 350 People, Scientists Say
The math also indicates that today's sprawling community of Ashkenazi Jews — there are more than 10 million around the world — derived from just 350 people or so. That previously postulated population bottleneck — a drastic reduction in population size — occurred between 25 to 32 generations ago, the scientists say.
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Ashkenazi Jews
The study also observed that Ashkenazim are more diverse than their Middle Eastern relatives, which was counterintuitive because Ashkenazim are supposed The authors concluded: The authors found no affinity in Ashkenazim with north Caucasus populations, as well as no greater affinity in Ashkenazim to south wikipedia.org
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Ashkenazi Synagogue of Istanbul
It is also the last remaining synagogue from a total of three built by Ashkenazim, as the population of Ashkenazi Jews accounts for 4 percent of the total wikipedia.org
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Kahal
‖ Kahal (ˈkaːhal) [Heb. ḳāḥal assembly, community.] One of the former localized Jewish communities in Europe; also, the governing body of such a community.1901 Daily Chron. 14 June 3/4 The power of the Kahal—the court of the congregation. 1907 I. Zangwill Ghetto Comedies 342 The very Rabbi was petri... Oxford English Dictionary
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Halukka
The Ashkenazim of Safed remained united with the Sephardim and drew from the general halukkah. Contributions intended only for Ashkenazim were sent to Rabbi Samuel Salant. wikipedia.org
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Minhag Polin
minhag of the Polish Jews, the Polish/Lithuanian or Eastern branch of Nusach Ashkenaz, used in Eastern Europe, the United States and by some Israeli Ashkenazim Minhag Polin has historically been the most common minhag among Ashkenazim in Poland, eastern Germany, the Czech lands, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Belarus wikipedia.org
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Neveh Shalom Synagogue
Originally, the synagogue was for both the Ashkenazim and the Sephardim community. The synagogue was sold to the Ashkenazim in 1735, and the Sephardim formed a separate community known as Tzedek ve-Shalom. wikipedia.org
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Five Megillot
Ruth The Book of Ruth () is read in some communities, especially by Ashkenazim, before the reading of the Torah on the morning of Shavuot. Ecclesiastes Ecclesiastes ( Kohelet) is read publicly in some communities, especially by Ashkenazim, on the Sabbath of Sukkot. wikipedia.org
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Daniel ben Judah
This poem, which forms part of the morning prayer among the Ashkenazim, and is sung by the Sephardim on the eve of Sabbaths and holy days, is included wikipedia.org
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Shmuel Salant
Salant arrived in Jerusalem in 1841, rejoining his father-in-law and about 500 other Ashkenazim who had preceded him. Rabbinic career In 1871, Salant succeeded Rabbi Meir Auerbach as chief rabbi of the Ashkenazim. wikipedia.org
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Mizrahi Jews in Israel
Israeli-born Ashkenazim are up to twice more likely to study at a university than Israeli-born Mizrahim. The average income of Ashkenazim was 36 percent higher than that of Mizrahim in 2004. wikipedia.org
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Beth Israel Synagogue (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
In 1906 the congregation divided over doctrinal differences, resulting in the founding of Congregation Agudath Ashkenazim. In 1962 Beth Israel and Agudath Ashkenazim merged to form Temple Beth Shalom of Cambridge, and the new congregation chose to use the Temple Ashkenaz building wikipedia.org
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