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Examples
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What I used to believe was well crafted insight is instead the kvetching of a crypto-ashkenazi.
BSNYC Friday Flugelhorn Lesson! BikeSnobNYC 2010
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The vowels and pronunciation have been so severely distorted by the Chassidim and communities of Eastern Europe, or those of ashkenazi origin — that some words have unfortunately become unrecognisable.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Survey of American Jewish Language and Identity 2009
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It is time that Lashon HaKodesh is pronounced correctly by all communities, both ashkenazi and sephardi.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Survey of American Jewish Language and Identity 2009
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The ashkenazi communities should start correcting their pronunciation.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Survey of American Jewish Language and Identity 2009
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July 25th, 2006 at 2: 12 pm bs says: just thought i would help the ashkenazi out.
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One Jew says: bs it†™ s about time … a zionist mission … watch out or else you†™ ll get jewed … ashkenazi … the rothchilds in power … known criminals
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I am a male jewish-buddhist-peacenick (ashkenazi semitic) … … does that make me “of color” or “not of color” or “white” or “not white”?.
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While this is the position of many ashkenazi orthodox communities, few have the social power to enforce it the way the Syrians do.
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The best known in ashkenazi American Jewish circles is probably the Ethipian Jewish community in Israel.
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The congregation in Harlem was pretty clearly similar to ashkenazi congregations of various sorts.
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