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Most ideas about Jewish culture in the United States come from Ashkenazi traditions, but there’s a vast landscape of Jewish cultures around the world – and represented in the US.
Jewish communities still use liturgical poems written by the French rabbi known for having taught in York in the 12th century.
The diversity of Israel’s Jewish population has been a source of tensions, but also strength, over the decades.
Ashkenazi Jews are significantly more susceptible to a rare genetic disorder known as Gaucher disease.
Multicultural Jewish families and Jews of color are innovating food-centered holidays to bring their whole selves to the table.
A German town needed to relocate a medieval graveyard to build a parking garage. A positive side effect: Scientists got to sequence the DNA of Ashkenazi Jews who lived more than 600 years ago.
Meir was a remarkable woman, but her legacy is a complex one, with many suffering in her quest for a Jewish and Zionist Israel.
A Jewish studies scholar discusses the societal changes that women are leading in ultra-Orthodox communities.
DNA evidence tracks the ancient history of the Jewish people.
Genetic testing is revealing important information about disease risks, and consumers can now pay for a test to know their risk. They might be better off if their doctors considered these risks, too.
Illuminating the origins of one of the oldest peoples in the Middle East.
Yiddish was at one time the international language of Ashkenazic Jews, but it’s exact origin has always been somewhat unclear, until now.
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Senior Lecturer in Population, Medical and Evolutionary Genomics, Lund University
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Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies & Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Historian, The University of Melbourne
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Director of the Arizona Center for Judaic Studies, University of Arizona