Ashkenazi Jews represent the bulk of modern Jewry, with at least 70 percent of Jews worldwide (and up to 90 percent prior to World War II and the Holocaust). As a result of their emigration from Europe , Ashkenazim also represent the overwhelming majority of Jews in the New World continents, in countries such as the United States , Canada ... More @Wikipedia
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