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The Origin of Ashkenazi Jewry : The Controversy Unraveled / Jits van Straten.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2011]Copyright date: ©2011Description: 1 online resource (234 p.)Content type:
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  • 9783110236057
  • 9783110236064
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 940/.04924 22
LOC classification:
  • GN547 .S77 2011eb
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  • online - DeGruyter
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  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Figures and Tables -- I. The Controversy: Germany or Khazaria -- II. The Khazars -- III. The Development of Ashkenazi Jewry by Region (1): France, Germany, Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, and Hungary -- IV. The Development of Ashkenazi Jewry by Region (2): The Caucasus, The Crimea, Poland, and Lithuania until 1500 -- V. The Development of Ashkenazi Jewry by Region (3): Poland, Lithuania, and Russia from 1500 to 1900: The Numerical Increase -- VI. Yiddish -- VII. Genetic Research (and Anthropology) -- VIII. The Revised Origin and Development of East European Jewry -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: Where do East European Jews – about 90 percent of Ashkenazi Jewry – descend from? This book conveys new insights into a century-old controversy. Jits van Straten argues that there is no evidence for the most common assumption that German Jews fled en masse to Eastern Europe to constitute East European Jewry. Dealing with another much debated theory, van Straten points to the fact that there is no way to identify the descendants of the Khazars in the Ashkenazi population. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the author draws heavily on demographic findings which are vital to evaluate the conclusions of modern DNA research. Finally, it is suggested that East European Jews are mainly descendants of Ukrainians and Belarussians. UPDATE: The article “The origin of East European Ashkenazim via a southern route” (Aschkenas 2017; 27(1): 239-270) is intended to clarify the origin of East European Jewry between roughly 300 BCE and 1000 CE. It is a supplement to this book.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Figures and Tables -- I. The Controversy: Germany or Khazaria -- II. The Khazars -- III. The Development of Ashkenazi Jewry by Region (1): France, Germany, Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, and Hungary -- IV. The Development of Ashkenazi Jewry by Region (2): The Caucasus, The Crimea, Poland, and Lithuania until 1500 -- V. The Development of Ashkenazi Jewry by Region (3): Poland, Lithuania, and Russia from 1500 to 1900: The Numerical Increase -- VI. Yiddish -- VII. Genetic Research (and Anthropology) -- VIII. The Revised Origin and Development of East European Jewry -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index

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Where do East European Jews – about 90 percent of Ashkenazi Jewry – descend from? This book conveys new insights into a century-old controversy. Jits van Straten argues that there is no evidence for the most common assumption that German Jews fled en masse to Eastern Europe to constitute East European Jewry. Dealing with another much debated theory, van Straten points to the fact that there is no way to identify the descendants of the Khazars in the Ashkenazi population. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the author draws heavily on demographic findings which are vital to evaluate the conclusions of modern DNA research. Finally, it is suggested that East European Jews are mainly descendants of Ukrainians and Belarussians. UPDATE: The article “The origin of East European Ashkenazim via a southern route” (Aschkenas 2017; 27(1): 239-270) is intended to clarify the origin of East European Jewry between roughly 300 BCE and 1000 CE. It is a supplement to this book.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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