Ashkenazim

== English == === Alternative forms === Ashchenazim (rare), Ashkanazim === Etymology === From Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַזִּים (ashk'nazím), plural of אַשְׁכְּנַזִּי (ashk'nazí), from אַשְׁכֲּנַז (ashk'naz, “Ashkenaz”), son of Gomer, grandson of Japheth, and great-grandson of Noah, mythical progenitor of the Ascanians of Phrygia, and later, in mediaeval times, identified with the Germans. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌæʃkɪˈnɑːzɪm/, /ˌæʃkɪnəˈzɪm/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌɑːʃkɪˈnɑːzɪm/, /ˌɑːʃkɪnəˈziːm/ === Noun === Ashkenazim plural of Ashkenazi 1993: Hirsch Jakob Zimmels, Ashkenazim and Sephardim, main title (KTAV Publishing House; →ISBN, 9780881254914) Ashkenazim and Sephardim: Their Relations, Differences, and Problems as Reflected in the Rabbinical Responsa. 2005: Mehran Kamrava, The Modern Middle East: A Political History since the First World War, page 219 (University of California Press; hardcover: →ISBN; paperback: →ISBN The Ashkenazim, many of whom trace their origins back to the early days of Labor Zionism in the late 1800s, have long held most of the economic and political power in Israel. ==== Synonyms ==== Ashkenazis ==== Related terms ==== Ashkenazic ==== See also ==== Sephardim ==== References ==== ==== Further reading ==== Jewish Virtual Library: Ashkenazim Ashkenazic and Sephardic Jews