Ashkenazim

Alternative forms

 * , Ashkanazim

Etymology
From, plural of , from , son of Gomer, grandson of Japheth, and great-grandson of Noah, mythical progenitor of the Ascanians of Phrygia, and later, in mediaeval times, identified with the Germans.

Noun

 * 1) * 1993: Hirsch Jakob Zimmels, Ashkenazim and Sephardim, main title (KTAV Publishing House; ISBN 0881254916, 9780881254914)
 * Ashkenazim and Sephardim: Their Relations, Differences, and Problems as Reflected in the Rabbinical Responsa.
 * 1) * 2005: Mehran Kamrava, The Modern Middle East: A Political History since the First World War, page 219 (University of California Press; hardcover: ISBN 9780520241497; paperback: ISBN 9780520241503
 * The Ashkenazim, many of whom trace their origins back to the early days of Labor Zionism in the late 1800s, have long held most of the economic and political power in Israel.
 * 1) * 2005: Mehran Kamrava, The Modern Middle East: A Political History since the First World War, page 219 (University of California Press; hardcover: ISBN 9780520241497; paperback: ISBN 9780520241503
 * The Ashkenazim, many of whom trace their origins back to the early days of Labor Zionism in the late 1800s, have long held most of the economic and political power in Israel.

Synonyms

 * Ashkenazis