Who Cares Where Ashkenazi Jews Come From?
Why does anyone care where Ashkenazi Jews come from? And who exactly are the ones doing the caring? Medical researchers care. Historians care. Population geographers care. Genealogists care. Antisemites care. And Jews care. Did I leave anyone out? The Question is NOT: “Where do Ashkenazi Jews Come From?” Ashkenazi Jews come from Judea. The question […]
To Khazaria & Back OR Who is Afraid of Khazars?
For some reason, the Khazar theory has gained a reputation as implying that Ashkenazi Jews are not indigenous to Israel. Anyone who does not come out strongly against the Khazar theory is scorned. In fact, there is nothing in the theory that denies a connection between the Jews of eastern Europe and the Levant. This […]