Is drowning a quick death ??

[Crepitus]

The slowest form of death is good health.

Oh there's a cheerful thought.

 

[Quasar44]

I thought Jewish was just a religion not a race. I mean unless you are talking about the Khazars.

Judaism is a religion. Like all religions, it has both religious and cultural aspects. Because Judaism is such an old and diverse religion, the cultural aspects are comprehensive and difficult for those not in the community to fully understand.

There is no racial component to Judaism. You can be born into Judaism (being born to a Jewish mother), never practice, or participate in the community, and still be considered Jewish. A Jew who never practices Judaism any time in their life and chooses to do so later is embraced into the community as Bal Teshuva. However, you can also convert to Judaism and you are considered fully Jewish, as are your offspring.

Some of the more famous Jews of antiquity were in fact converts to Judaism. Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, and Ruth (of the Book of Ruth), to name a couple.

Ashkenazi Jews refers to Jews who settled in the part of Europe that eventually became Germany, Eastern Europe and Russia after the Roman Expulsion (Ashkenaz is the Medieval Hebrew name for Germany). Sephardic Jews are those who settled in Ottoman Spain and parts of North Africa. Mizrachi Jews remained in the Middle East after being expelled by the Romans. There are a dozen more, much smaller ethnic groups that settled in many places around the world.

The Khazars were a group of nomadic Turks who practiced many religions, including Tengrism, Islam, xtianity, and Judaism. They are not a distinct group of Jews.

Ashkenazi have a very specific genetic component that does not match Europeans in any haplogroups

Found this:

For a more scientific take on the Jewish origin debate, recent DNA analysis of Ashkenazic Jews – a Jewish ethnic group – revealed that their maternal line is European. It has also been found that their DNA only has 3% ancient ancestry which links them with the Eastern Mediterranean (also known as the Middle East) – namely Israel, Lebanon, parts of Syria, and western Jordan. This is the part of the world Jewish people are said to have originally come from – according to the Old Testament. But 3% is a minuscule amount, and similar to what modern Europeans as a whole share with Neanderthals. So given that the genetic ancestry link is so low, Ashkenazic Jews most recent ancestors must be from elsewhere.

Not one, but many tribes

To understand why this is the case, we need to go back in time, to look at where these other ancestors came from. It starts in Persia (modern-day Iran) during the sixth century. This is where most of the world's Jews were living at this time.

The tolerance of the Persians encouraged the Jews to adopt Persian names, words, traditions, and religious practices, and climb up the social ladder gaining a monopoly on trade. They also converted other people who were living along the Black Sea, to their Jewish faith. This helped to expand their global network.

Among these converts were the Alans (Iranian nomadic pastoral people), Greeks, and Slavs who resided along the southern shores of the Black Sea. Upon conversion, they translated the Old Testament into Greek, built synagogues, and continued expanding the Jewish trade network.

These Jews adopted the name Ashkenaz, and the DNA of Ashkenazic Jews can be traced to "Ancient Ashkenaz" – an intersection of trade routes in eastern Turkey.

The rise of the Ashina

We now know that at the time these Jews adopted the name Ashkenaz, they also acquired unique Asian mutations on their Y chromosome. This is where another important group of people in our story come into play – and they are called the Gok-Turks.

During the sixth century, these nomadic people were ruled by a Siberian Turkic tribe called the Ashina. They were forced by the Chinese Tang Empire – who were in power in China at the time – to migrate westwards toward the Black Sea.

Thanks to their organisational and military skills, the Ashina united many tribes in this area – and a new empire called the "Khazar Khaganate" was born. Offering freedom of worship and taxing trade, these people quickly rose to power.

The Asian group of these DNA mutations, found in Ashkenazic Jews, likely originated from the Ashina elite and other Khazar clans, who converted from Shamanism to Judaism. This means that the Ashina and core Khazar clans were absorbed by the Ashkenazic Jews.

It was also around this time that the Jewish elite adopted many Slavic customs. And based on my previous research, I would suggest that Yiddish was developed as a secret language to assist in trade.

Ashkenazic Jews' mysterious origins unravelled by scientists thanks to ancient DNA

Where do the Jewish people come from? This is a question that anthopologists, historians and theologists have studied for millennia.

phys.org

Yiddish has zero connection to anything in Persia, Russia or Turkey
Some Ashkenazi Jews tend to have distinct features that you don’t see in Germany etc

I have found studies believing their maternal line is from Italian converts in the early Roman Empire while the male line is very close to Lebanese and Palestinians

 

[Quasar44]

I thought Jewish was just a religion not a race. I mean unless you are talking about the Khazars.

Judaism is a religion. Like all religions, it has both religious and cultural aspects. Because Judaism is such an old and diverse religion, the cultural aspects are comprehensive and difficult for those not in the community to fully understand.

There is no racial component to Judaism. You can be born into Judaism (being born to a Jewish mother), never practice, or participate in the community, and still be considered Jewish. A Jew who never practices Judaism any time in their life and chooses to do so later is embraced into the community as Bal Teshuva. However, you can also convert to Judaism and you are considered fully Jewish, as are your offspring.

Some of the more famous Jews of antiquity were in fact converts to Judaism. Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, and Ruth (of the Book of Ruth), to name a couple.

Ashkenazi Jews refers to Jews who settled in the part of Europe that eventually became Germany, Eastern Europe and Russia after the Roman Expulsion (Ashkenaz is the Medieval Hebrew name for Germany). Sephardic Jews are those who settled in Ottoman Spain and parts of North Africa. Mizrachi Jews remained in the Middle East after being expelled by the Romans. There are a dozen more, much smaller ethnic groups that settled in many places around the world.

The Khazars were a group of nomadic Turks who practiced many religions, including Tengrism, Islam, xtianity, and Judaism. They are not a distinct group of Jews.

Ashkenazi have a very specific genetic component that does not match Europeans in any haplogroups

Found this:

For a more scientific take on the Jewish origin debate, recent DNA analysis of Ashkenazic Jews – a Jewish ethnic group – revealed that their maternal line is European. It has also been found that their DNA only has 3% ancient ancestry which links them with the Eastern Mediterranean (also known as the Middle East) – namely Israel, Lebanon, parts of Syria, and western Jordan. This is the part of the world Jewish people are said to have originally come from – according to the Old Testament. But 3% is a minuscule amount, and similar to what modern Europeans as a whole share with Neanderthals. So given that the genetic ancestry link is so low, Ashkenazic Jews most recent ancestors must be from elsewhere.

Not one, but many tribes

To understand why this is the case, we need to go back in time, to look at where these other ancestors came from. It starts in Persia (modern-day Iran) during the sixth century. This is where most of the world's Jews were living at this time.

The tolerance of the Persians encouraged the Jews to adopt Persian names, words, traditions, and religious practices, and climb up the social ladder gaining a monopoly on trade. They also converted other people who were living along the Black Sea, to their Jewish faith. This helped to expand their global network.

Among these converts were the Alans (Iranian nomadic pastoral people), Greeks, and Slavs who resided along the southern shores of the Black Sea. Upon conversion, they translated the Old Testament into Greek, built synagogues, and continued expanding the Jewish trade network.

These Jews adopted the name Ashkenaz, and the DNA of Ashkenazic Jews can be traced to "Ancient Ashkenaz" – an intersection of trade routes in eastern Turkey.

The rise of the Ashina

We now know that at the time these Jews adopted the name Ashkenaz, they also acquired unique Asian mutations on their Y chromosome. This is where another important group of people in our story come into play – and they are called the Gok-Turks.

During the sixth century, these nomadic people were ruled by a Siberian Turkic tribe called the Ashina. They were forced by the Chinese Tang Empire – who were in power in China at the time – to migrate westwards toward the Black Sea.

Thanks to their organisational and military skills, the Ashina united many tribes in this area – and a new empire called the "Khazar Khaganate" was born. Offering freedom of worship and taxing trade, these people quickly rose to power.

The Asian group of these DNA mutations, found in Ashkenazic Jews, likely originated from the Ashina elite and other Khazar clans, who converted from Shamanism to Judaism. This means that the Ashina and core Khazar clans were absorbed by the Ashkenazic Jews.

It was also around this time that the Jewish elite adopted many Slavic customs. And based on my previous research, I would suggest that Yiddish was developed as a secret language to assist in trade.

Ashkenazic Jews' mysterious origins unravelled by scientists thanks to ancient DNA

Where do the Jewish people come from? This is a question that anthopologists, historians and theologists have studied for millennia.

phys.org

So this article thinks white Jews have roots in Iran and turkey ?? Interesting
As an ashkenazi, myself , I just don’t know . We have odd features that don’t match the Middle East and Europe

 

[Thoth001]

I thought Jewish was just a religion not a race. I mean unless you are talking about the Khazars.

Judaism is a religion. Like all religions, it has both religious and cultural aspects. Because Judaism is such an old and diverse religion, the cultural aspects are comprehensive and difficult for those not in the community to fully understand.

There is no racial component to Judaism. You can be born into Judaism (being born to a Jewish mother), never practice, or participate in the community, and still be considered Jewish. A Jew who never practices Judaism any time in their life and chooses to do so later is embraced into the community as Bal Teshuva. However, you can also convert to Judaism and you are considered fully Jewish, as are your offspring.

Some of the more famous Jews of antiquity were in fact converts to Judaism. Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, and Ruth (of the Book of Ruth), to name a couple.

Ashkenazi Jews refers to Jews who settled in the part of Europe that eventually became Germany, Eastern Europe and Russia after the Roman Expulsion (Ashkenaz is the Medieval Hebrew name for Germany). Sephardic Jews are those who settled in Ottoman Spain and parts of North Africa. Mizrachi Jews remained in the Middle East after being expelled by the Romans. There are a dozen more, much smaller ethnic groups that settled in many places around the world.

The Khazars were a group of nomadic Turks who practiced many religions, including Tengrism, Islam, xtianity, and Judaism. They are not a distinct group of Jews.

Ashkenazi have a very specific genetic component that does not match Europeans in any haplogroups

Found this:

For a more scientific take on the Jewish origin debate, recent DNA analysis of Ashkenazic Jews – a Jewish ethnic group – revealed that their maternal line is European. It has also been found that their DNA only has 3% ancient ancestry which links them with the Eastern Mediterranean (also known as the Middle East) – namely Israel, Lebanon, parts of Syria, and western Jordan. This is the part of the world Jewish people are said to have originally come from – according to the Old Testament. But 3% is a minuscule amount, and similar to what modern Europeans as a whole share with Neanderthals. So given that the genetic ancestry link is so low, Ashkenazic Jews most recent ancestors must be from elsewhere.

Not one, but many tribes

To understand why this is the case, we need to go back in time, to look at where these other ancestors came from. It starts in Persia (modern-day Iran) during the sixth century. This is where most of the world's Jews were living at this time.

The tolerance of the Persians encouraged the Jews to adopt Persian names, words, traditions, and religious practices, and climb up the social ladder gaining a monopoly on trade. They also converted other people who were living along the Black Sea, to their Jewish faith. This helped to expand their global network.

Among these converts were the Alans (Iranian nomadic pastoral people), Greeks, and Slavs who resided along the southern shores of the Black Sea. Upon conversion, they translated the Old Testament into Greek, built synagogues, and continued expanding the Jewish trade network.

These Jews adopted the name Ashkenaz, and the DNA of Ashkenazic Jews can be traced to "Ancient Ashkenaz" – an intersection of trade routes in eastern Turkey.

The rise of the Ashina

We now know that at the time these Jews adopted the name Ashkenaz, they also acquired unique Asian mutations on their Y chromosome. This is where another important group of people in our story come into play – and they are called the Gok-Turks.

During the sixth century, these nomadic people were ruled by a Siberian Turkic tribe called the Ashina. They were forced by the Chinese Tang Empire – who were in power in China at the time – to migrate westwards toward the Black Sea.

Thanks to their organisational and military skills, the Ashina united many tribes in this area – and a new empire called the "Khazar Khaganate" was born. Offering freedom of worship and taxing trade, these people quickly rose to power.

The Asian group of these DNA mutations, found in Ashkenazic Jews, likely originated from the Ashina elite and other Khazar clans, who converted from Shamanism to Judaism. This means that the Ashina and core Khazar clans were absorbed by the Ashkenazic Jews.

It was also around this time that the Jewish elite adopted many Slavic customs. And based on my previous research, I would suggest that Yiddish was developed as a secret language to assist in trade.

Ashkenazic Jews' mysterious origins unravelled by scientists thanks to ancient DNA

Where do the Jewish people come from? This is a question that anthopologists, historians and theologists have studied for millennia.

phys.org

Yiddish has zero connection to anything in Persia, Russia or Turkey
Some Ashkenazi Jews tend to have distinct features that you don’t see in Germany etc

I have found studies believing their maternal line is from Italian converts in the early Roman Empire while the male line is very close to Lebanese and Palestinians

The article said:

It was also around this time that the Jewish elite adopted many Slavic customs. And based on my previous research, I would suggest that Yiddish was developed as a secret language to assist in trade.

I think what it boils down to is that the OT is not accurate.

 

[Thoth001]

I thought Jewish was just a religion not a race. I mean unless you are talking about the Khazars.

Judaism is a religion. Like all religions, it has both religious and cultural aspects. Because Judaism is such an old and diverse religion, the cultural aspects are comprehensive and difficult for those not in the community to fully understand.

There is no racial component to Judaism. You can be born into Judaism (being born to a Jewish mother), never practice, or participate in the community, and still be considered Jewish. A Jew who never practices Judaism any time in their life and chooses to do so later is embraced into the community as Bal Teshuva. However, you can also convert to Judaism and you are considered fully Jewish, as are your offspring.

Some of the more famous Jews of antiquity were in fact converts to Judaism. Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, and Ruth (of the Book of Ruth), to name a couple.

Ashkenazi Jews refers to Jews who settled in the part of Europe that eventually became Germany, Eastern Europe and Russia after the Roman Expulsion (Ashkenaz is the Medieval Hebrew name for Germany). Sephardic Jews are those who settled in Ottoman Spain and parts of North Africa. Mizrachi Jews remained in the Middle East after being expelled by the Romans. There are a dozen more, much smaller ethnic groups that settled in many places around the world.

The Khazars were a group of nomadic Turks who practiced many religions, including Tengrism, Islam, xtianity, and Judaism. They are not a distinct group of Jews.

Ashkenazi have a very specific genetic component that does not match Europeans in any haplogroups

Found this:

For a more scientific take on the Jewish origin debate, recent DNA analysis of Ashkenazic Jews – a Jewish ethnic group – revealed that their maternal line is European. It has also been found that their DNA only has 3% ancient ancestry which links them with the Eastern Mediterranean (also known as the Middle East) – namely Israel, Lebanon, parts of Syria, and western Jordan. This is the part of the world Jewish people are said to have originally come from – according to the Old Testament. But 3% is a minuscule amount, and similar to what modern Europeans as a whole share with Neanderthals. So given that the genetic ancestry link is so low, Ashkenazic Jews most recent ancestors must be from elsewhere.

Not one, but many tribes

To understand why this is the case, we need to go back in time, to look at where these other ancestors came from. It starts in Persia (modern-day Iran) during the sixth century. This is where most of the world's Jews were living at this time.

The tolerance of the Persians encouraged the Jews to adopt Persian names, words, traditions, and religious practices, and climb up the social ladder gaining a monopoly on trade. They also converted other people who were living along the Black Sea, to their Jewish faith. This helped to expand their global network.

Among these converts were the Alans (Iranian nomadic pastoral people), Greeks, and Slavs who resided along the southern shores of the Black Sea. Upon conversion, they translated the Old Testament into Greek, built synagogues, and continued expanding the Jewish trade network.

These Jews adopted the name Ashkenaz, and the DNA of Ashkenazic Jews can be traced to "Ancient Ashkenaz" – an intersection of trade routes in eastern Turkey.

The rise of the Ashina

We now know that at the time these Jews adopted the name Ashkenaz, they also acquired unique Asian mutations on their Y chromosome. This is where another important group of people in our story come into play – and they are called the Gok-Turks.

During the sixth century, these nomadic people were ruled by a Siberian Turkic tribe called the Ashina. They were forced by the Chinese Tang Empire – who were in power in China at the time – to migrate westwards toward the Black Sea.

Thanks to their organisational and military skills, the Ashina united many tribes in this area – and a new empire called the "Khazar Khaganate" was born. Offering freedom of worship and taxing trade, these people quickly rose to power.

The Asian group of these DNA mutations, found in Ashkenazic Jews, likely originated from the Ashina elite and other Khazar clans, who converted from Shamanism to Judaism. This means that the Ashina and core Khazar clans were absorbed by the Ashkenazic Jews.

It was also around this time that the Jewish elite adopted many Slavic customs. And based on my previous research, I would suggest that Yiddish was developed as a secret language to assist in trade.

Ashkenazic Jews' mysterious origins unravelled by scientists thanks to ancient DNA

Where do the Jewish people come from? This is a question that anthopologists, historians and theologists have studied for millennia.

phys.org

So this article thinks white Jews have roots in Iran and turkey ?? Interesting
As an ashkenazi, myself , I just don’t know . We have odd features that don’t match the Middle East and Europe

Well, I am not sure how accurate the DNA testing is but according the article it was unraveled through ancient DNA. Either way you have an interesting heritage. Much more interesting then the Old Testament would lead us to believe.

 

[Quasar44]

I thought Jewish was just a religion not a race. I mean unless you are talking about the Khazars.

Judaism is a religion. Like all religions, it has both religious and cultural aspects. Because Judaism is such an old and diverse religion, the cultural aspects are comprehensive and difficult for those not in the community to fully understand.

There is no racial component to Judaism. You can be born into Judaism (being born to a Jewish mother), never practice, or participate in the community, and still be considered Jewish. A Jew who never practices Judaism any time in their life and chooses to do so later is embraced into the community as Bal Teshuva. However, you can also convert to Judaism and you are considered fully Jewish, as are your offspring.

Some of the more famous Jews of antiquity were in fact converts to Judaism. Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, and Ruth (of the Book of Ruth), to name a couple.

Ashkenazi Jews refers to Jews who settled in the part of Europe that eventually became Germany, Eastern Europe and Russia after the Roman Expulsion (Ashkenaz is the Medieval Hebrew name for Germany). Sephardic Jews are those who settled in Ottoman Spain and parts of North Africa. Mizrachi Jews remained in the Middle East after being expelled by the Romans. There are a dozen more, much smaller ethnic groups that settled in many places around the world.

The Khazars were a group of nomadic Turks who practiced many religions, including Tengrism, Islam, xtianity, and Judaism. They are not a distinct group of Jews.

Ashkenazi have a very specific genetic component that does not match Europeans in any haplogroups

Found this:

For a more scientific take on the Jewish origin debate, recent DNA analysis of Ashkenazic Jews – a Jewish ethnic group – revealed that their maternal line is European. It has also been found that their DNA only has 3% ancient ancestry which links them with the Eastern Mediterranean (also known as the Middle East) – namely Israel, Lebanon, parts of Syria, and western Jordan. This is the part of the world Jewish people are said to have originally come from – according to the Old Testament. But 3% is a minuscule amount, and similar to what modern Europeans as a whole share with Neanderthals. So given that the genetic ancestry link is so low, Ashkenazic Jews most recent ancestors must be from elsewhere.

Not one, but many tribes

To understand why this is the case, we need to go back in time, to look at where these other ancestors came from. It starts in Persia (modern-day Iran) during the sixth century. This is where most of the world's Jews were living at this time.

The tolerance of the Persians encouraged the Jews to adopt Persian names, words, traditions, and religious practices, and climb up the social ladder gaining a monopoly on trade. They also converted other people who were living along the Black Sea, to their Jewish faith. This helped to expand their global network.

Among these converts were the Alans (Iranian nomadic pastoral people), Greeks, and Slavs who resided along the southern shores of the Black Sea. Upon conversion, they translated the Old Testament into Greek, built synagogues, and continued expanding the Jewish trade network.

These Jews adopted the name Ashkenaz, and the DNA of Ashkenazic Jews can be traced to "Ancient Ashkenaz" – an intersection of trade routes in eastern Turkey.

The rise of the Ashina

We now know that at the time these Jews adopted the name Ashkenaz, they also acquired unique Asian mutations on their Y chromosome. This is where another important group of people in our story come into play – and they are called the Gok-Turks.

During the sixth century, these nomadic people were ruled by a Siberian Turkic tribe called the Ashina. They were forced by the Chinese Tang Empire – who were in power in China at the time – to migrate westwards toward the Black Sea.

Thanks to their organisational and military skills, the Ashina united many tribes in this area – and a new empire called the "Khazar Khaganate" was born. Offering freedom of worship and taxing trade, these people quickly rose to power.

The Asian group of these DNA mutations, found in Ashkenazic Jews, likely originated from the Ashina elite and other Khazar clans, who converted from Shamanism to Judaism. This means that the Ashina and core Khazar clans were absorbed by the Ashkenazic Jews.

It was also around this time that the Jewish elite adopted many Slavic customs. And based on my previous research, I would suggest that Yiddish was developed as a secret language to assist in trade.

Ashkenazic Jews' mysterious origins unravelled by scientists thanks to ancient DNA

Where do the Jewish people come from? This is a question that anthopologists, historians and theologists have studied for millennia.

phys.org

So this article thinks white Jews have roots in Iran and turkey ?? Interesting
As an ashkenazi, myself , I just don’t know . We have odd features that don’t match the Middle East and Europe

Well, I am not sure how accurate the DNA testing is but according the article it was unraveled through ancient DNA. Either way you have an interesting heritage. Much more interesting then the Old Testament would lead us to believe.

Why do most ashkenazi have unusual features ?
Long horse faces
Odd noses
Curly dark hair
Zero muscle mass lol

 

[Thoth001]

I thought Jewish was just a religion not a race. I mean unless you are talking about the Khazars.

Judaism is a religion. Like all religions, it has both religious and cultural aspects. Because Judaism is such an old and diverse religion, the cultural aspects are comprehensive and difficult for those not in the community to fully understand.

There is no racial component to Judaism. You can be born into Judaism (being born to a Jewish mother), never practice, or participate in the community, and still be considered Jewish. A Jew who never practices Judaism any time in their life and chooses to do so later is embraced into the community as Bal Teshuva. However, you can also convert to Judaism and you are considered fully Jewish, as are your offspring.

Some of the more famous Jews of antiquity were in fact converts to Judaism. Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, and Ruth (of the Book of Ruth), to name a couple.

Ashkenazi Jews refers to Jews who settled in the part of Europe that eventually became Germany, Eastern Europe and Russia after the Roman Expulsion (Ashkenaz is the Medieval Hebrew name for Germany). Sephardic Jews are those who settled in Ottoman Spain and parts of North Africa. Mizrachi Jews remained in the Middle East after being expelled by the Romans. There are a dozen more, much smaller ethnic groups that settled in many places around the world.

The Khazars were a group of nomadic Turks who practiced many religions, including Tengrism, Islam, xtianity, and Judaism. They are not a distinct group of Jews.

Ashkenazi have a very specific genetic component that does not match Europeans in any haplogroups

Found this:

For a more scientific take on the Jewish origin debate, recent DNA analysis of Ashkenazic Jews – a Jewish ethnic group – revealed that their maternal line is European. It has also been found that their DNA only has 3% ancient ancestry which links them with the Eastern Mediterranean (also known as the Middle East) – namely Israel, Lebanon, parts of Syria, and western Jordan. This is the part of the world Jewish people are said to have originally come from – according to the Old Testament. But 3% is a minuscule amount, and similar to what modern Europeans as a whole share with Neanderthals. So given that the genetic ancestry link is so low, Ashkenazic Jews most recent ancestors must be from elsewhere.

Not one, but many tribes

To understand why this is the case, we need to go back in time, to look at where these other ancestors came from. It starts in Persia (modern-day Iran) during the sixth century. This is where most of the world's Jews were living at this time.

The tolerance of the Persians encouraged the Jews to adopt Persian names, words, traditions, and religious practices, and climb up the social ladder gaining a monopoly on trade. They also converted other people who were living along the Black Sea, to their Jewish faith. This helped to expand their global network.

Among these converts were the Alans (Iranian nomadic pastoral people), Greeks, and Slavs who resided along the southern shores of the Black Sea. Upon conversion, they translated the Old Testament into Greek, built synagogues, and continued expanding the Jewish trade network.

These Jews adopted the name Ashkenaz, and the DNA of Ashkenazic Jews can be traced to "Ancient Ashkenaz" – an intersection of trade routes in eastern Turkey.

The rise of the Ashina

We now know that at the time these Jews adopted the name Ashkenaz, they also acquired unique Asian mutations on their Y chromosome. This is where another important group of people in our story come into play – and they are called the Gok-Turks.

During the sixth century, these nomadic people were ruled by a Siberian Turkic tribe called the Ashina. They were forced by the Chinese Tang Empire – who were in power in China at the time – to migrate westwards toward the Black Sea.

Thanks to their organisational and military skills, the Ashina united many tribes in this area – and a new empire called the "Khazar Khaganate" was born. Offering freedom of worship and taxing trade, these people quickly rose to power.

The Asian group of these DNA mutations, found in Ashkenazic Jews, likely originated from the Ashina elite and other Khazar clans, who converted from Shamanism to Judaism. This means that the Ashina and core Khazar clans were absorbed by the Ashkenazic Jews.

It was also around this time that the Jewish elite adopted many Slavic customs. And based on my previous research, I would suggest that Yiddish was developed as a secret language to assist in trade.

Ashkenazic Jews' mysterious origins unravelled by scientists thanks to ancient DNA

Where do the Jewish people come from? This is a question that anthopologists, historians and theologists have studied for millennia.

phys.org

So this article thinks white Jews have roots in Iran and turkey ?? Interesting
As an ashkenazi, myself , I just don’t know . We have odd features that don’t match the Middle East and Europe

Well, I am not sure how accurate the DNA testing is but according the article it was unraveled through ancient DNA. Either way you have an interesting heritage. Much more interesting then the Old Testament would lead us to believe.

Why do most ashkenazi have unusual features ?
Long horse faces
Odd noses
Curly dark hair
Zero muscle mass lol

Lol!! My dad's best friend is exactly like that and he looks just like Weird Al Yankovick.

According to the DNA you have European, Eastern Mediterranean(Middle East)Persian and Khazar.