Talk:Ashkenazi Jews


Population

In the paragraph before etymology there is a claim that ashkenazi jews made up 92% of the worlds population. ~2025-38013-64 (talk) 12:16, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No it doesn't. "As a proportion of the world Jewish population, Ashkenazim were estimated to be 3% in the 11th century, rising to 92% in 1930 near the population's peak." Teflawn (talk) 14:50, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Eastern vs. Western/Central Askenazim

I wanted to wikilink "Eastern Ashkenazi" or East Ashkenazi in the page L'Shana Haba'ah, but I was surprized to find that E/W distinciton is not covered in Wikipedia, so I made an intital uneducated stab at the subject (may be I was not diligent enough in searching Wikipedia, but the redlinks are right here). I hope someonne expands the section I added. --Altenmann >talk 19:53, 5 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

improve second sentence

instead of The group traces its origins to early medieval Germany,[7] originating from the Jewish communities who lived in the 10th century[8] in the Rhineland valley and in neighbouring France before gradually migrating eastward following the Crusades. suggest The subgroup traces its origins to Jews that inhabited the Rhineland valley of early medieval Germany and France in the 10th century CE, who gradually migrated eastward following the Crusades. ~2026-23499-4 (talk) 05:15, 12 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]