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'''Ashkenazi''', as compared with [[Sephardim]], refers to the group of [[Judaism|Jews]] who, after the [[diaspora]], settled in [[Europe]]. Many famous Jews are Ashkenazi (which is both a noun and an adjective): [[Albert Einstein]] among them. | '''Ashkenazi''', as compared with [[Sephardim]], refers to the group of [[Judaism|Jews]] who, after the [[diaspora]], settled in [[Europe]]. Many famous Jews are Ashkenazi (which is both a noun and an adjective): [[Albert Einstein]] among them. | ||
| + | Ashkenazi Jews follow many different practices than Sephardim. For instance, Sephardi Jews eat rice on [[Passover]], but Ashkenazi Jews do not. | ||
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Revision as of 18:27, November 9, 2008
Ashkenazi, as compared with Sephardim, refers to the group of Jews who, after the diaspora, settled in Europe. Many famous Jews are Ashkenazi (which is both a noun and an adjective): Albert Einstein among them. Ashkenazi Jews follow many different practices than Sephardim. For instance, Sephardi Jews eat rice on Passover, but Ashkenazi Jews do not.