His opponent is widely expected to be Roger Cukierman, a 77-year-old banker and former CRIF president — and an Ashkenazic Jew. If Habib wins, it would strip the Ashkenazi elite of its last major ...

Parents of this Ashkenazi Jew moved their bodies and a body of their son from the "blessed" USSR to the "damned" USA. The Jewish guy even changed his name to seem more Jewish-American ("Lex ...

Behind the question is another stereotype — that a Jew is a person with white skin, descended from European ancestors. In other words, an average Ashkenazi Jew. Add on people from all types of ...

Then, most Jews were part of the educated and largely secular Ashkenazi community, although a minority population of the older Sephardic Jewish families remained prominent. Beginning in 1881, a wave ...

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history of Russian Jews and their connections to the Ashkenazic world. Discover how Russian Jewish communities shaped and were shaped by Ashkenazic traditions, from religious practices to cultural ...

Israeli guard Or Ashkenazi is garnering attention from various mid and high major college basketball programs. Ashkenazi, a 6-foot-5, 21 year old prospect played for Hapoel Eilat in Israel's top ...

Eschewing Persian version, Jewish Museum extends art curation scepter to masters like Rembrandt, who saw Esther's heroism ...

As a bestselling author, Cassandra Clare has faced her fair share of controversy. Back with a new fantasy series that draws ...