Ashkenazim (Ashkenazi Jews)

There has never been a Mizrahi prime minister, for example. Mizrahim far outnumber Ashkenazim in prison and are far outnumbered in academia. Ashkenazi men earn more than Mizrahim, said the Adva Centre think-tank, although less so than in the past. The series ramped up an internal Mizrahi debate ...

In conclusion, Richards said , “The origins of the Ashkenazim is one of the big questions that people have pursued again and again and never really come to a conclusive view.” Top Image: Detail of 'Ashkenazi Jews praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur. (1878 painting by Maurycy Gottlieb) Source: ...

WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 24. WHERE: Jewish Community Center's Arts & Education Building, 2 Millstone Campus Drive, Creve Coeur. HOW MUCH: Free. MORE INFO: RSVPs required to 314-442-3111 or at nishmah.org. An hour before the program, a free kosher dinner will be held for women in ...

These major features are easily explained by the fact that Ashkenazim from Eastern Europe heavily influenced modern Israeli Hebrew. Globally speaking, all sounds present in Israeli Hebrew were also known in Yiddish, an Ashkenazic language. Yet certain guttural sounds known in Sephardic communities ...

Delivering a recruitment system like no other, at a time when the job market is booming, is the aim of Uncommon CEO Amir Ashkenazi. Ashkenazi's system, which went live in February, uses AI, like many others do. But Ashkenazi says it is the only one that provides a detailed comparison of a candidates' ...

In the wake of the United States' failure to qualify for the World Cup, which will be held in Russia, 23andMe has announced a new partnership with FOX Sports that will try to get fans pumped up by encouraging them to root for the country of their ancestors. It sure is nice to feel genetic license to root for ...

She may not call herself an exercise fanatic, but Judy Fettman loves to get a good sweat going. That's why she makes it her business to show up at the health club at North Riverdale's Skyview-on-the-Hudson as often as she can. A resident there of 33 years, Fettman combines leg raises, lat pull-downs and ...

There was no real surprise when the Stars Group announced the purchase of Sky Betting and Gaming (SBG) over the weekend. The company has been openly seeking a major acquisition for some time. But a purchase price of $4.7 billion, let's give it the respect it deserves: a huge amount of cash upfront ...