LEADER 03403nam 2200721 a 450 001 9910461348003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-16560-0 010 $a9786613165602 010 $a3-11-023606-0 024 7 $a10.1515/9783110236064 035 $a(CKB)2670000000088763 035 $a(EBL)690638 035 $a(OCoLC)723945514 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000539793 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12193302 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000539793 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10571841 035 $a(PQKB)10106047 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC690638 035 $a(DE-B1597)122632 035 $a(OCoLC)746480417 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783110236064 035 $a(PPN)175563098 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL690638 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10486410 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL316560 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000088763 100 $a20101118d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe origin of Ashkenazi Jewry$b[electronic resource] $ethe controversy unraveled /$fJits van Straten 210 $aNew York $cWalter de Gruyter$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (248 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-11-023605-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 $aWhere 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. 606 $aJews$zEurope$xHistory 606 $aJews$zEurope, Eastern$xHistory 606 $aEthnicity$zEurope 606 $aKhazars 606 $aJews$xOrigin 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aJews$xHistory. 615 0$aJews$xHistory. 615 0$aEthnicity 615 0$aKhazars. 615 0$aJews$xOrigin. 676 $a940/.04924 686 $aNY 4700$2rvk 700 $aStraten$b Jits van$01053631 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461348003321 996 $aThe origin of Ashkenazi Jewry$92485646 997 $aUNINA