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Jews
These people are considered to be one of the most mysterious of living peoples. For a long time it was thought that the very concept of “the Jews” is more cultural than ethnic.
Scientists are still arguing about what originally were Jews – the people, social class or religious denomination. At the end of the VIII century BC has entirely disappeared five-sixths of the Jews. It remains debatable and the question of the origin of Ashkenazi Jews and their proximity to the Middle Eastern Jews.