Oh, thanks for the clarification. I was mistakenly under the impression that only a small percentage of the Jewish population had this. Now I've learned something.
probably because when the US was first settled, the earliest Jewish immigrants were Sephardic from Spain. lots was written about their underhanded dealings and general antisocial behavior. they were not builders and businessmen. more like gypsies and thieves.
Ashkenazi immigrants came later in the 1800s, most from Germany, and again as refugees after WWII. these were more an industrious merchant class. the Ashkenazi don't mix with the Sephardic. the Sephardic DNA is broadly mixed, an ethnic identity not a differentiated gene pool as the Ashkenazi.
Oh, thanks for the clarification. I was mistakenly under the impression that only a small percentage of the Jewish population had this. Now I've learned something.
probably because when the US was first settled, the earliest Jewish immigrants were Sephardic from Spain. lots was written about their underhanded dealings and general antisocial behavior. they were not builders and businessmen. more like gypsies and thieves.
Ashkenazi immigrants came later in the 1800s, most from Germany, and again as refugees after WWII. these were more an industrious merchant class. the Ashkenazi don't mix with the Sephardic. the Sephardic DNA is broadly mixed, an ethnic identity not a differentiated gene pool as the Ashkenazi.