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Are modern Jews or Ashkenazi Jews descendants of European people and therefore from the line of Japheth?
No, genetic research has shown that Ashkenazi Jews have had minimal genetic input from Europeans and are virtually identical to Middle Eastern Jews and other semitic groups.
Are kosher Ashkenazi Jews allowed to eat kosher Sephardi foods?
Yes, but Ashkenazi Jews are stricter than Sephardi Jews.
What is an Ashkenazi?
An Ashkenazi is an alternative term for an Ashkenazi Jew, a group of Jews of German and Eastern European origin.
Which group of Jews speak Yiddish?
Ashkenazi Jews
What are the Ashkenazi Jews known for?
The Ashkenazi Jews are most known for their origins from the original Israelites in Biblical citimes. Many of these people eventually migrated to Eastern Europe and Russia (i.e. Poland, Hungary, Lithuania).
If someone is a descendent of Ashkenazi Jews where are their relatives from?
Ashkenazi Jews are Jews from Europe. Over the centuries, many European pagans and Christians converted to Judaism, and their descendants are referred to as Ashkenazi Jews. Of course, there had always been some Jews in Europe who were descendants from the original immigrants from Judea. Apart from those who fled to Spain to avoid persecution, their descendants are also called Ashkenazi Jews.
Who uses yiddish?
Ashkenazi Jews
Why is Tay-Sachs more common among Jews?
Jewish people are more likely to develop a baby with the disease because of there heredity. 4% of Ashkenazi Jews are carriers.
Are Hungarian Jews Ashkenazi Jew?
Yes, they are.
Are Aryan Turks Ashkenazi Jews?
of course
Who are Ashkenazi Jews?
Ashkenazi Jews are an ethnic group comprised of Jews who went to Europe after the expulsion. Ashkenaz was the word for Germany in the Middle Ages, but it generally applies to Jews with a European ancestry.
What is the difference between Ashkenazim and Sephardi Jews?
Sephardi Jews differ from the more common Ashkenazi Jews in that they are the descendants of Jews from the Iberian Peninsula up until the Spanish Inquisition and the Arab World in general as opposed to being from Europe. They have differing variations in culture and in practises, which mainly comes from the fact that they interpret halakhah (Jewish Law) in a different manner. It is worth noting that Sephardi Jews are considered just as Jewish as Ashkenazi Jews, there are just fewer of them.
