Meaning of Ashkenormativity | Babel Free

Definitions

The assumption that Jews are Ashkenazi Jews by default, and that Ashkenazi culture is the culture of Judaism at large.

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Examples

“Moreover, Sephardi communities have⟳ not been the subjects of enough studies, genetics-based or otherwise. Their titular exclusion from some DTC DNA testing companies' reference population lists helps perpetuate an already socially existent Ashkenormativity […]”

“In a move⟳ aimed at avoiding the mistakes made by many of the Jewish institutions in which students have⟳ grown up, the guidebook encourages students creating new Jewish organizations to ensure that “JOCSM (Jews of Color, Sephardi, Mizrahi) feel⟳ included and comfortable,” to maintain⟳ a “[s]upportive network of closed spaces for marginalized people,” and to directly“[a]cknowledge and confront Ashkenormativity.””

“While I do believe⟳ that Ashkenormativity has been a detriment to the Mizrahi people and Jews of color, it shouldn't be so much to ask⟳ for a world in which all voices are heard and respected.”

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