Ashkenazi Jews originated as one of several Jewish ethnic subgroups with roots in the ancient Levant, not primarily from the Khazar Khaganate. The Khazar hypothesis—that Ashkenazi Jews descend mainly from a Turkic people in the Caucasus/Black Sea region who converted to Judaism around the 8th–9th century CE—has been thoroughly examined and rejected by genetic and … Continue reading Grok: What are the Ashkenazi Jews Of Khazaria