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In this video we look at a long-standing theory that claims that Ashkenazi Jews are descendants of the Khazars. If it were true, that would make Ashkenazim offshoots of a multi-ethnic conglomerate of Turkic people who converted en masse in the eighth century in the kingdom of Khazaria.
Turns out, it’s totally false.
Unlike other conspiracy theories, though, it’s not just a fringe few who are pushing this idea. It has the backing of academics, including some in Israel – with dangerous implications.
The hypothesis has been disproved, so why does it continue to resonate and how did an attempt to use the theory to fight back against antisemitism in the 1970s end up fueling anti-Israel rhetoric to this day?
Let us know what you think of the video in the comments below.
Sources: https://Unpacked.media/the-conspiracy-of-the-origin-of-ashkenazi-jews/
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:23 Origin of Ashkenazi Jews
00:58 Khazar Theory
01:56 DNA tests of Ashkenazi Jews
02:07 Linguistic origins of Yiddish
02:32 Who is supporting the Khazar Theory?
03:41 Delegitimization of Jewish claims to Israel
04:03 Discounting Sephardic, Mizrahi, and other Jewish communities
04:18 Anti-Semitic conspiracy theories
05:09 Outro
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A simple question. Where does the name Ashkenazi originate?
Thank you. I needed to find out what the heck some of my Christian friends are going on about, with all this fake Jew nonsense.
Israel is forever. ❤
Why are these comments so unwilling to do their own research. Most of what this guy is saying is in fact true. DNA tests have been done on Ashkenazi Jews that have shown that their Y-chromosome has Middle Eastern origin. There has also not been any Turkic dna found in Ashkenazi Jews. This theory is old and predates genetic testing, why do so many people find it hard to believe that this is false information?
we survived every empire we will survive this BS
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Why is DNA test banned in Israel? Are Israelis afraid to find out they are of European origins instead of ancient Hebrew like the Palestinians? Israelis are forbidden to buy ancestry DNA kits from the store without presenting a court order.
GREAT CONTENT!
According to the biblical account, Japheth was one of the three sons of Noah, along with Shem and Ham. The biblical genealogy in Genesis 10:1-32 lists the descendants of Noah's sons, including Japheth, Shem, and Ham.
The Israelites, however, are descended from Shem, through his son Eber, and then through Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Japheth's descendants are listed separately in Genesis 10:2-5, and they are associated with various nations and peoples, including the Greeks, Romans, and other European and Asian groups.
So, to answer your question, Japheth was not an Israelite. Instead, he was the ancestor of a distinct group of peoples who were separate from the Israelites, who were descended from Shem. According to the biblical account in Genesis 10:3, Ashkenaz is listed as a son of Gomer, who is a son of Japheth. So, the biblical genealogy is as follows:
1. Noah
2. Japheth
3. Gomer
4. Ashkenaz
This makes Ashkenaz a great-grandson of Noah and a grandson of Japheth. Ashkenaz is not directly descended from Shem, who is the ancestor of the Israelites, but rather from Japheth, who is the ancestor of a distinct group of peoples.