*Jews who settled in Northern France, Germany, Poland and Eastern Europe and their descendants in *Israel, the United States and the British Commonwealth. The Ashkenazim are contrasted with the *Sephardim who had their origins in Spain and North...

This article is about Ashkenazi Jews. For people with Ashkenazi as a surname, see Ashkenazi (surname). Ashkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim (Standard Hebrew: sing. אַשְׁכֲּנָזִי, pl. אַשְׁכֲּנָזִים;...