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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Then there are the Khazars, a Caucasian nation who converted to Judaism. This explains how the Ashkenazi population quickly grew larger than the Sephardi, who had always been the majority before. This conversion of a nation used to be spoken of with pride by Jews. Nowadays, however, it’s rarely even mentioned because it weakens our argument that our ancestors are from the Holy Land. [/quote]

1. The khazars did not all convert - it appears the conversion was mostly limited to the upper classes, and was not that important demographically.

2. The ashkenazi population took centuries to pass the sephardi population - it was mostly due to better health and food conditions in early modern, europe, at a time when population was stagnating in the middle east in general.

3.  Close to half the genetic inheritance of Ashkenazi Jews appears to be not from the Middle east - but it was not the conversion of  a nation, but of individuals in Roman era Italy and France.

4. What is your source that we used to speak with pride about converting nations?[/quote]

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