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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