Ashkenazi

Murder victim was anonymous for 13 years - Jewish genealogists found her

“It’s kind of a miracle that this was figured out, in a lot of ways,” said Adina Newman, the co-founder of the DNA Reunion Project at the Center for Jewish History in New York City.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
15/01/2024

David Amsalem slams protesters, Ashkenazi Israelis in Knesset

The Israeli lawmaker also took aim at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's comments to Elon Musk about judicial reform.

Rosh Hashanah: Food traditions of the Jewish High Holy Days

As you plan your Rosh Hashanah meals, consider the traditions of your family, and new ones as well.

By SYBIL KAPLAN
16/09/2023

Lack of diversity vs lack of human rights: Battle of Israeli blind spots - opinion

Imagine how much better off Israel would be if all protesters – and their rivals – since January had invested 15 minutes of every hour spent yelling into dialogue.

23/08/2023

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.

By MICHAEL HILTZIK
23/07/2023

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.

By MOTI KAHANA
05/06/2023

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.

By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
01/03/2023

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.

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