Ashkenazi Jews and Khazar Theory | Unpacked

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Published on Oct 31, 2023
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In this video we look at a long-standing theory that claims that Ashkenazi Jews are descendants of the Khazars. If it were true, that would make Ashkenazim offshoots of a multi-ethnic conglomerate of Turkic people who converted en masse in the eighth century in the kingdom of Khazaria.

Turns out, it’s totally false.

Unlike other conspiracy theories, though, it’s not just a fringe few who are pushing this idea. It has the backing of academics, including some in Israel - with dangerous implications.

The hypothesis has been disproved, so why does it continue to resonate and how did an attempt to use the theory to fight back against antisemitism in the 1970s end up fueling anti-Israel rhetoric to this day?

Let us know what you think of the video in the comments below.

Sources: https://jewishunpacked.com/the-conspiracy-of-the-origin-of-ashkenazi-jews/

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:23 Origin of Ashkenazi Jews
00:58 Khazar Theory
01:56 DNA tests of Ashkenazi Jews
02:07 Linguistic origins of Yiddish
02:32 Who is supporting the Khazar Theory?
03:41 Delegitimization of Jewish claims to Israel
04:03 Discounting Sephardic, Mizrahi, and other Jewish communities
04:18 Anti-Semitic conspiracy theories
05:09 Outro

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