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2024-01-18 13:50:38 UTC - HELPFUL
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The screenshot refers to a 2012 study claiming genetic evidence that Ashkenazi Jews are descended from a Khazar group that converted to Judaism in the 8th century. The study and the Khazar hypothesis have been thoroughly debunked through various scientific studies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khazar_hypothesis_of_Ashkenazi_ancestry https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4987117/
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