Ashkenazi
Ashkenazi
Ashkenazi (pronunciation: /ˌɑːʃkəˈnɑːzi/), also known as Ashkenazic or Ashkenazim, refers to a group of Jews who trace their ancestry to the medieval Jewish communities of the Rhineland in the west of Germany. The term "Ashkenazi" is derived from the Hebrew word "Ashkenaz," which is used in medieval rabbinic literature to refer to Germany.
Etymology
The term "Ashkenazi" is derived from the Biblical figure of Ashkenaz, who was the first son of Gomer, and a Japhetic patriarch in the Table of Nations (Genesis 10). In the medieval rabbinic literature, the term "Ashkenaz" was used to refer to Germany, thus the term "Ashkenazi Jews" essentially means "German Jews."
Related Terms
- Sephardi Jews: Jews who trace their ancestry to the Jews of Spain and Portugal.
- Mizrahi Jews: Jews from the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia.
- Yiddish: A High German-derived language historically spoken by the Ashkenazi Jews.
- Klezmer: A musical tradition of the Ashkenazi Jews.
- Hasidic Judaism: A Jewish religious movement that originated among Ashkenazi Jews in Eastern Europe in the 18th century.
- Haskalah: The Jewish Enlightenment, a movement among European Jews in the 18th-19th centuries that advocated adopting enlightenment values, meeting the standards of education in the wider society, and integration into the wider culture, while also maintaining Jewish culture and traditions.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Ashkenazi
- Wikipedia's article - Ashkenazi
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