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- noun Alternative spelling of
Ashkenazim .
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Identical with Ashkenazim, but spelt closer to the Hebrew transliteration of אַשְׁכֲּנָזִים (ashkanazím).
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The pogrom was the work of religious fundamentalists from the West Bank settler movement, predominantly European-descended Jews, or Ashkanazim, including many ideologically motivated recent immigrants from North America.
Annie's letters 2008
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