The Ashkenazi Revolution

297histories in Europe are Ashkenazi, with the exception of those associatedwith the Mediterranean region. The majority of the Jews who migrated fromEurope to other continents in the past two centuries are Ashkenazim, EasternAshkenazim in particular.Avraham Abaas Avraham Abaas (1912- September 17, 1958) was an Israeli politician who served as a member ofthe Knesset for Ahdut HaAvoda between 1955 and 1958.Avraham Haim ElhananiAvraham Haim Elhanani(Thesaloniki 1909 – Jerusalem 2009) was anIsraeli journalist. First wrote for the newspapers “Doar HaYom” and later for“Davar”. Moved to Jerusalem in 1912. (http://www.jnul.huji.ac.il/heb/archivesdb.html#E)Avraham KarivAvraham Kariv (1900–1976) was aHebrew literary critic, poet, and translator. Born in Slobodka, he made hisway to the Ukraine and Crimea during World War I and entered the TarbutTeachers' Seminary in Odessa, where he studied under Bialik and Klausner.In 1923 he went to Moscow and completed his studies in mathematics andphysics. In 1934 he went to Palestine, where, after a short period ofteaching, he took up editorial posts.Avraham RakantiAvraham Rakanti (1888 - March3,1980) was a Greek-Israeli politician and journalist. In Greece he served asdeputy mayor of Thessaloniki between 1925 and 1933, whilst in Israel he wasa member of the Knesset for Herut between 1949 and 1951.Avraham SternAvraham Stern - Alias Yair(December 23, 1907 – February 12, 1942) was a Jewish paramilitary leaderwho founded and led the militant Zionist organization later knownas Lehi (called the "Stern Gang" by the British colonial authorities and by theirassistants in the settlement establishment).Baal Shem TovRabbi Yisroel (Israel) ben Eliezer(August 27, 1698 – May 22, 1760), often called Baal Shem Tov or Besht,was a Jewish mystical rabbi. He is considered to be the founder of HasidicJudaism (see also Mezhbizh Hasidic dynasty).