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Jewish Migration and Identity

The historical migrations of Jewish people and their impact on the development of Ashkenazi and Sephardic identities, including their cultural, linguistic, and genetic differences.

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How have historical migrations shaped the identities of Ashkenazi versus Sephardic Jews?

—voluntary trade, expulsions, persecution, and resettlement—split medieval and early modern Jewish life into geographically rooted traditions that evolved into the identities, shaping language, liturg...