The Origin of Ashkenazi Jewry: The Controversy Unraveled

Jits van Straten

Published by De Gruyter 2011

The Origin of Ashkenazi Jewry

The Controversy Unraveled

Jits van Straten

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110236064

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About this book

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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Jits van Straten, Bennekom, Niederlande.

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	I
Contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	V
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	IX
List of Figures and Tables Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	XI
I. The Controversy: Germany or Khazaria Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
II. The Khazars Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
III. The Development of Ashkenazi Jewry by Region (1): France, Germany, Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, and Hungary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
IV. The Development of Ashkenazi Jewry by Region (2): The Caucasus, The Crimea, Poland, and Lithuania until 1500 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
V. The Development of Ashkenazi Jewry by Region (3): Poland, Lithuania, and Russia from 1500 to 1900: The Numerical Increase Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
VI. Yiddish Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
VII. Genetic Research (and Anthropology) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
VIII. The Revised Origin and Development of East European Jewry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
Epilogue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
Appendix Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Libraries, Institutes, Organizations, Jewish Studies Academics
Pages
- Front matter: 12
- Main content: 234
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 12
- Tables: 14
Keywords: Ashkenazi Jewry; DNA Research; Demography; Origin; Jewish History

eBook

Published: March 29, 2011
ISBN: 9783110236064

Hardcover

Published: March 17, 2011
ISBN: 9783110236057