03403nam 2200721 a 450 991046134800332120200520144314.01-283-16560-097866131656023-11-023606-010.1515/9783110236064(CKB)2670000000088763(EBL)690638(OCoLC)723945514(SSID)ssj0000539793(PQKBManifestationID)12193302(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000539793(PQKBWorkID)10571841(PQKB)10106047(MiAaPQ)EBC690638(DE-B1597)122632(OCoLC)746480417(DE-B1597)9783110236064(PPN)175563098(Au-PeEL)EBL690638(CaPaEBR)ebr10486410(CaONFJC)MIL316560(EXLCZ)99267000000008876320101118d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe origin of Ashkenazi Jewry[electronic resource] the controversy unraveled /Jits van StratenNew York Walter de Gruyter20111 online resource (248 p.)Description based upon print version of record.3-11-023605-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.The controversy : Germany or Khazaria -- The Khazars -- The development of Ashkenazi Jewry by region : France, Germany, Bohemia, Moravia Silesia, and Hungary -- The development of Ashkenazi Jewry by region : Poland, Lithuania, and Russia from 1500 to 1900 : the Numerical increase -- Yiddish -- Genetic research (and Anthropology) -- The revised origin and development of East European Jewry.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. JewsEuropeHistoryJewsEurope, EasternHistoryEthnicityEuropeKhazarsJewsOriginElectronic books.JewsHistory.JewsHistory.EthnicityKhazars.JewsOrigin.940/.04924NY 4700rvkStraten Jits van1053631MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461348003321The origin of Ashkenazi Jewry2485646UNINA