Most Jewish communities with long histories in Europe are Ashkenazi, except for those in Mediterranean countries which are usually Sephardi. In 1931, Ashkenazi Jews accounted for 92% of the Jewish population of the world and account for 80% of it today. The majority of the United States 5.3 million Jews are Ashkenazi. The name is derived from Ashkenaz, a Hebrew word for Germany which was often used in medieval rabbinic literature. In theTanakh Ashkenaz appears in Genesis 10.1, as the name of a grandson of Japheth, the son of Noah. Ashkenaz was taken to be an ancestor of the German people.
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| - Most Jewish communities with long histories in Europe are Ashkenazi, except for those in Mediterranean countries which are usually Sephardi. In 1931, Ashkenazi Jews accounted for 92% of the Jewish population of the world and account for 80% of it today. The majority of the United States 5.3 million Jews are Ashkenazi. The name is derived from Ashkenaz, a Hebrew word for Germany which was often used in medieval rabbinic literature. In theTanakh Ashkenaz appears in Genesis 10.1, as the name of a grandson of Japheth, the son of Noah. Ashkenaz was taken to be an ancestor of the German people.
- Portrayed by Marc London [Episode #58: "A Man Called Smart, Part 1"]. Reality Check: The term "Ashkenazi" refers to a Jew of eastern European or German descent.
- Ashkenazi (from the name of one of Noah's grandsons) is a Jew of eastern European or German descent; as compared with Sephardim, refers to the group of Jews who, after the diaspora, settled in central and northern Europe. Many famous Jews are Ashkenazi (which is both a noun and an adjective), Albert Einstein among them. Ashkenazi Jews follow many different practices than Sephardim. For instance, Sephardi Jews eat rice on Passover, but Ashkenazi Jews do not.
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| - Most Jewish communities with long histories in Europe are Ashkenazi, except for those in Mediterranean countries which are usually Sephardi. In 1931, Ashkenazi Jews accounted for 92% of the Jewish population of the world and account for 80% of it today. The majority of the United States 5.3 million Jews are Ashkenazi. The name is derived from Ashkenaz, a Hebrew word for Germany which was often used in medieval rabbinic literature. In theTanakh Ashkenaz appears in Genesis 10.1, as the name of a grandson of Japheth, the son of Noah. Ashkenaz was taken to be an ancestor of the German people.
- Portrayed by Marc London [Episode #58: "A Man Called Smart, Part 1"]. Reality Check: The term "Ashkenazi" refers to a Jew of eastern European or German descent.
- Ashkenazi (from the name of one of Noah's grandsons) is a Jew of eastern European or German descent; as compared with Sephardim, refers to the group of Jews who, after the diaspora, settled in central and northern Europe. Many famous Jews are Ashkenazi (which is both a noun and an adjective), Albert Einstein among them. Ashkenazi Jews follow many different practices than Sephardim. For instance, Sephardi Jews eat rice on Passover, but Ashkenazi Jews do not.
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