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size=2><FONT face=Verdana>"Eastern" is the now generally accepted term for Jews
from Arab and other Muslim countries and their descendents, who used to be
called, erroneously, "Sephardim". The "Ashkenazim" are immigrants from European
countries and their descendents, named for the Medieval Hebrew appellation for
Germany.</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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size=2><FONT face=Verdana>Karl-Heinz <SPAN
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