“plural Ashkenazim, from Hebrew Ashkenaz (‘Germany’), member of the Jews who lived in the Rhineland valley and in neighbouring France before their migration eastward to Slavic lands (e.g., Poland, Lithuania, Russia) after the Crusades (11th–13th century) and their descendants.” (Britannica.com)
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