Ashkenazi Jews
Central European diaspora
Ashkenazi Jews are Jews whose ancestors lived in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly Germany, Poland, and Russia.
The term distinguishes them from Sephardic Jews (from Spain and Portugal) and Mizrahi Jews (from the Middle East and North Africa).
Ashkenazi Jews developed distinct religious customs, the Yiddish language, and cultural traditions.
They represent the majority of Jews in the United States and were the primary targets of the Holocaust.
Her family were Ashkenazi Jews from Lithuania.
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