How to Use Ashkenazi in a Sentence

Ashkenazi

noun
  • One reserve captain, Moti Ashkenazi, began a lone protest a few months after the 1973 war.
    Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The list appears to be a random sample of hundreds of thousands of people for whom Ashkenazi Jewish is at least in their top three.
    Kevin Collier, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Members of the Ashkenazi majority called them slurs like shwarts.
    Amanda Chemeche, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 June 2023
  • My own family follows Ashkenazi Passover customs, which means many of Rome’s most iconic Passover treats are off limits during the week-long holiday.
    Leah Koenig, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The term Ashkenazi is generally used to refer Jewish people whose ancestors lived in parts of Europe.
    Rachel Looker, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
  • What’s more, Black individuals and those of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry are also at higher risk and should have more frequent screenings.
    Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Gantz’s deputy, Gabi Ashkenazi, will serve as foreign minister before the rotation and defense minister after it.
    Martin Indyk, Foreign Affairs, 26 May 2020
  • Gantz’s dilemma found expression in Ashkenazi’s acceptance speech as foreign minister after the new government was sworn in.
    Martin Indyk, Foreign Affairs, 26 May 2020
  • Here, Granit puts a gourmet spin on the Ashkenazi comfort food made by his grandmother to spectacular effect: a seafood kneidalach comes with with matzoh balls and pickled mussels, while another dish combines goulash and gnocchi.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Advertisement As an Ashkenazi Jew, raised in a religiously observant household, Edelman is loaded with questions about his whiteness.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023

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