Ashkenazi
Most Israeli Jews fast on Yom Kippur, while over half take part in prayer services, survey finds
Only a small number of those reported to be fasting partially or not at all are older people, according to the survey data, suggesting that the reasons are more linked to health or principle.
Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt the Ashkenaz Jewish music and culture festival in Toronto
PremiumPremiumThe Holocaust silenced millions of Yiddish voices - musicians are bringing them back
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community feels misunderstood. Here’s why - opinion
RFK's COVID claims mired in antisemitic conspiracy - opinion
Kenny treats the rough findings of a study of ethnic genome variations as though they were firm conclusions based on hard evidence and then joins them to claims that are mired in sheer fantasy.
Shas does not represent Moroccan Jewry, is Ashkenazi - former PMO official
David Agmon, born in Casablanca, Morocco, has spoken repeatedly against the government and the Shas Party in recent months.
Israel’s future: A tale of two (or three) Zionisms - opinion
The lines between religion and state are being blurred.
Ashkenazi Jews are more likely to suffer from Alzheimer's, study finds
Specific research into Ashkenazi genetics relation to Alzheimer's diseases was done for the first time.
Lorraine Hansberry’s second play revived by Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan
Hansberry, who's work is being revived, saw just two of her works produced on Broadway before her death from cancer at 34 in 1965.
Congresswoman claims to be Jewish, revealed to be granddaughter of Nazi - report
Luna's grandfather Heinrich Mayerhofer, who died in 2003, served in the armed forces of Nazi Germany when he was a teenager in the 1940s.
Scientists use zebrafish to study Jewish immune response to tuberculosis
A rare genetic disease claimed at Cambridge University to protect Ashkenazi Jews against tuberculosis, based on study of zebrafish genes.
The Mizrahi-Ashkenazi divide: The differences in Jewish cuisine
With a diasporic community spreading from Morocco to Iran, it is no surprise that the cuisine that developed in these countries reflects the food cultures around them.
Does Israel still discriminate against Mizrahi Jews?
Are there still gaps between Jews of Mizrahi and Ashkenazi descent in Israel today? And if so, where and how do they manifest themselves?
Germany celebrates UNESCO World Heritage listing for Yiddish and Ashkenazi culture birthplace
The sites in the upper part of the Rhine River valley are known as the origin point of Ashkenazi culture and where the Yiddish language first began to develop over 1,000 years ago.
