Posts Tagged: Ashkenazi Jews
Book Authors Highlight Jews as Only Immigrant Group Whose Success Exceeds Three Generations (VIDEO)
Co-authors Amy Chua, of Tiger Mother fame, and her husband Jed Rubenfeld discussed their controversial new book in a recent interview, highlighting their assertion that...
Scientists Find Gene That Predisposes Ashkenazi Jews for Schizophrenia
JNS.org - Scientists have discovered a gene prevalent among Ashkenazi Jews that increases the chance of getting schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and manic depression. The...
New Data Shows Ashkenazis Have Western European DNA
JNS.org - A new paper in the journal Nature Communications claims that Ashkenazi Jews have primarily European roots via the maternal genetic line. Previous research...
Interview with Prof. Chava Turniansky, 2013 Israel Prize Winner (INTERVIEW)
It is often overlooked that Yiddish, the language spoken by millions of Ashkenazi Jews for nearly 1,000 years across Europe, played an important role in...
The Risk of High Cholesterol Among Young Ashkenazi Jews
Familial hypercholesterolemia is a common genetic condition that can cause dangerously high levels of cholesterol to accumulate in the blood, increasing the risk of heart...
