The origin of Ashkenazi Jewry : the controversy unraveled /
Straten, Jits van.
The origin of Ashkenazi Jewry : the controversy unraveled / Jits van Straten. - New York : Walter de Gruyter, ©2011. - 1 online resource (xii, 234 pages) : illustrations, maps
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.
9783110236064 (electronic bk.) 3110236060 (electronic bk.) 1283165600 9781283165600
3593057
Jews--History.--Europe
Jews--History.--Europe, Eastern
Ethnicity--Europe.
Khazars.
Jews--Origin.
Juifs--Histoire.--Europe
Juifs--Histoire.--Europe de l'Est
Ethnicité--Europe.
Khazars.
Juifs--Origines.
HISTORY--Jewish.
Ethnicity.
Jews.
Jews--Origin.
Khazars.
Europe.
Eastern Europe.
Electronic books.
History.
GN547 / .S77 2011eb
940/.04924
The origin of Ashkenazi Jewry : the controversy unraveled / Jits van Straten. - New York : Walter de Gruyter, ©2011. - 1 online resource (xii, 234 pages) : illustrations, maps
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.
9783110236064 (electronic bk.) 3110236060 (electronic bk.) 1283165600 9781283165600
3593057
Jews--History.--Europe
Jews--History.--Europe, Eastern
Ethnicity--Europe.
Khazars.
Jews--Origin.
Juifs--Histoire.--Europe
Juifs--Histoire.--Europe de l'Est
Ethnicité--Europe.
Khazars.
Juifs--Origines.
HISTORY--Jewish.
Ethnicity.
Jews.
Jews--Origin.
Khazars.
Europe.
Eastern Europe.
Electronic books.
History.
GN547 / .S77 2011eb
940/.04924