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Index/People/Eran Elhaik

Eran Elhaik

Israeli geneticist and bioinformatician

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Dec 3, 2025
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What genetic studies have tested Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry for Khazar contributions?

Multiple genome-wide studies and reviews find no substantive evidence that Ashkenazi Jews derive a major portion of their ancestry from Khazar or other North‑Caucasus populations; the largest integrat...

Dec 3, 2025

Which Eastern European Jewish communities claim Khazar ancestry and what evidence supports or refutes it?

Some Eastern European Jewish groups and popular writers have claimed descent from the medieval Khazar state; the claim is most commonly applied to Ashkenazi Jews and is associated with the “Khazar hyp...