The current Israeli's are 50% of the European stock, due to migration after being expelled from their ancestral homeland. The other half are Mizrahi and Sephardic roots that never touched Eastern Europe. Though they've intermarried with the local European's, they trace back to a common ancestor in the Middle East.
Now, in Europe, they lived in a
genetic time capsule of sorts before World War II. While conversion was high during the Roman Era migration, during the Middle Ages, the Jews were ghettoized and secluded into corners of society, and very few intermarriages happened between the locals. This helped preserve their heritage, and Jewish laws were further enforced. After World War II, the de-ghettoization and secularization led them to move away from this strict religious observance. Then we have historical community-ledgers and genealogical records within their communities. [Even within the Hindu community, they can trace back centuries of data, and till this day, new births are being recorded.]
As much as we like to deny it, they have roots within the region.
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