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Ashkenazim in Hebrew means Germany
Mizrahi in Hebrew means Eastern (Middle Eastern)
Sephardim in Hebrew means Spain
When the Jewish people were exiled from Israel in the year 70 they were scattered throughout the Roman Empire.
Jews from the Roman Empire moved towards modern day Germany (Ashkenaz) throughout the years some of the Jews living in Germany moved in to other nearby countries, such as modern day France, Poland, Russia.
Ashkenazim Jews have their own language, Yiddish.
In the Soviet Union there were 4 Jewish communities (Russians, Georgians, Bukharians, and Mountains) only the Russian Jews are considered Ashkenazim.
So simple answer Yes Jews from Russia are Ashkenazim
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What is the name of a Jew of central or eastern European descent?
Ashkenazi
What is an Ashkenazi?
An Ashkenazi is an alternative term for an Ashkenazi Jew, a group of Jews of German and Eastern European origin.
What ethnicity is brad paisley?
He is an Ashkenazi Jew.
Are Hungarian Jews Ashkenazi Jew?
Yes, they are.
My grandmother born in Russia does that make me ashkenazi Jew?
Yes.
Where did the first Jew's come from?
they originally came from the eastern part of Israel! The Jewishpeople are decendants of Abraham, who the first ever Jew.
When was Josef Fritzl born?
he is an Ashkenazi Jew
Was Neil sedaka father Turkish?
Neil Sedaka (b. 1939) is a pop/rock singer, pianist and composer. Born in Brooklyn, New York, his father, Mac, was a taxi driver and Sephardi Jew of Turkish origin. His mother, Eleanor, was an Ashkenazi Jew of Polish/Russian origin.
Is Cody Moody a Jew?
he is a Russian spy from Pakistan that kills Jews not a real Jew
Another name for a soviet Jew?
a Russian Citizen
Is Mike Zagurski a Russian Jew?
He is not. Exactly, NOPE .
Is Martha Stewart Jewish?
YES her father was a polish Jew who marreid a Russian Jew. or it was visa/versa
