Ashkenazi
noun
Ash·ke·nazi
ˌäsh-kə-ˈnä-zē 
ˌash-kə-ˈna-
ˌash-kə-ˈna-
plural Ashkenazim
ˌäsh-kə-ˈnä-zəm
ˌash-kə-ˈna-
: a member of one of the two great divisions of Jews comprising the eastern European Yiddish-speaking Jews compare sephardi
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Poland was the center of Ashkenazi Jewry before the Holocaust, but by the end of World War II, just 10% of the community remained.
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George Ramsay, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
The Jewish community, specifically Ashkenazi Jews, is more prone to getting psoriatic arthritis, Leone said.
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
The company expects to further increase capital expenditures in 2026, Alphabet finance chief Anat Ashkenazi said on an earnings call.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 23 July 2025
That is to say, Communism should not only be considered something many Jews participated in, but as a subjective site in which Ashkenazi Jews made and remade their identities as often first- and second-generation Americans.
—Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
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George Ramsay, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
The Jewish community, specifically Ashkenazi Jews, is more prone to getting psoriatic arthritis, Leone said.
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
The company expects to further increase capital expenditures in 2026, Alphabet finance chief Anat Ashkenazi said on an earnings call.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 23 July 2025
That is to say, Communism should not only be considered something many Jews participated in, but as a subjective site in which Ashkenazi Jews made and remade their identities as often first- and second-generation Americans.
—Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
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“Ashkenazi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ashkenazi. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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