Ashkenazi: References & Edit History

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Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The Origins of Ashkenaz, Ashkenazic Jews, and Yiddish. Sep 19, 2026
Add new Web site: The History Files - Ashkenazi Jews (Israel). Jan 06, 2026
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The Origins of Ashkenaz, Ashkenazic Jews, and Yiddish. Sep 27, 2025
Add new Web site: American Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - Meeting the ancestors: History of Ashkenazi Jews revealed in medieval DNA. Aug 02, 2025
Questions and answers added. Mar 14, 2025
Add new Web site: Live Science - Surprise: Ashkenazi Jews Are Genetically European. Jul 30, 2024
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Where are Ashkenazi Jews from? Their Origins May Surprise You. Jul 04, 2023
Add new Web site: Frontiers - The Origins of Ashkenaz, Ashkenazic Jews, and Yiddish. Mar 31, 2023
Corrected display issue. Feb 08, 2019
Article revised. Nov 25, 2015
Add new Web site: The Yivo Encyclopedia of Jewish in Eastern Europe - Ashkenaz. Nov 13, 2014
Add new Web site: The Scientist Magazine - Genetic Roots of the Ashkenazi Jews. Jan 27, 2014
Add new Web site: Nature Magazine Article - A Substantial Prehistoric European Ancestry Amongst Ashkenazi Maternal Lineages. Jan 27, 2014
Add new Web site: Nature Magazine Article - A Substantial Prehistoric European Ancestry Amongst Ashkenazi Maternal Lineages. Jan 27, 2014
Add new Web site: The Scientist Magazine - Genetic Roots of the Ashkenazi Jews. Jan 27, 2014
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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