Jews are a nation whose roots go back to the ancient kingdoms of Judah and Israel. A nation that existed for more than two thousand years without its own state is now scattered across many countries of the world.
Thus, according to official figures, 43% of Jews live in Israel, 39% in the United States, and the rest in various parts of the world. Many of them live very close to us. Do you know how to recognize a Jew among Russians, Germans, Caucasians and other peoples of the world? What features of appearance and character distinguish this ancient and mysterious nation?
Ask
So, how to recognize a Jew? Directly ask him about it. Most Jews are proud of who they are and do not hide their origins. Many half-breeds do not even wonder which half to prefer: Jewish or Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian … And even a drop of blood is priceless for them. This is, by the way, a normal human reaction. After all, the Jews are an ancient people with a rich history and cultural characteristics. So whyshouldn't be proud of it? Ask them yourself.
But there are times when people try to hide their Jewish origin. And that's not okay. For example, in the years of distant perestroika, TV presenter Lyubimov was directly asked about this. And the showman swore live in front of the whole country that neither he nor his parents were Jews. Characteristic features, however, were present in his appearance and behavior. And the surname spoke for itself: Lyubimov is derived from Lieberman.
Look into your passport
What are the last names of the Jews? The characteristic features of Jewish surnames are the German suffixes "-man" and "-er". However, you need to be careful here. After all, both Germans and Latvians carry such surnames. For example, the famous commander Blucher was of purely Russian nationality, and he inherited a German surname from an ancestor who participated in the war with Napoleon. It was a reward for courage and service to the fatherland - to bear the name of a famous German commander.
There is another feature of Jewish surnames. So, it can be a kind of "geographic stamp". Many Jews, moving to Russia from Poland, changed their surnames in such a way that it was possible to understand where they came from. For example, Vysotsky (Vysotsk village in Belarus), Slutsky, Zhytomyr, Dneprovsky, Nevsky, Berezovsky (Berezovka village), Donskoy, etc.
Jewish surnames can also be formed from diminutive female names. After all, unlike the Russians, they trace their genealogies along the maternal line. Example: Mashkin (Mashka), Chernushkin(Nigerushka), Zoykin (Zoyka), Galkin (Daw), etc.
But remember that the surname is not a distinguishing feature of the Jews. Mashkin and Galkin may turn out to be real Russian men, while seemingly standard Ivanov and Petrov may turn out to be Jews. So it's too early to draw conclusions based on the last name alone.
Choice of names
With names, everything is much more complicated - they can be anything. Of course, there are purely Jewish ones. For example, Leo (derived from Levi), Anton (from Nathan), Boris (from Borukh), Jacob, Adam, Samson, Mark, Abram (from Abraham), Moses, Naum, Ada (Adelaide), Dina, Sarah, Esther (from Esther), Faina and others.
But there is a separate category of names that are of Israeli origin, but Russian people wear them even more often than the Jews themselves. The characteristic features of such names are the ending -il (Daniel, Michael, Samuel, Gabriel), as well as the biblical meaning (Mary, Joseph, Ilya (Elijah), Sophia).
Nosy
So, what are the characteristic facial features of the Jews? The first thing that is always noticed is the nose. Moreover, many believe that this feature alone is already enough to consider a person a Jew. The famous "Jewish schnobel" begins to bend from the very foundation. Thus, the Israeli anthropologist Jacobs described this phenomenon in detail: "the tip is bent down, resembling a hook, and the wings are raised." When viewed from the side, the nose resembles the number 6 elongated upwards. In the people, such a nose is called the “Jewish six.”
However, by this sign alone, it is impossible to say with accuracy that a person is a Jew. If alook at the portraits of Russian writers, it turns out that almost all of them were big-nosed: Nekrasov, Gogol, Karamzin, and even Turgenev. But it is known for certain that they were not Jews.
In fact, Israelis can have a wide variety of noses: fleshy "potatoes", and narrow with a hump, and straight, long, with high nostrils, and even snub-nosed. So, the nose alone is far from an indicator of “Jewishness.”
Common mistakes
There is an opinion that there are certain signs that only Jews have (facial features) - a huge nose, black eyes, thick lips. We have already de alt with the nose. As for dark eyes and plump lips, these are the most common negroid signs. A Negroid admixture is characteristic not only of Jews, but also of persons of other nationalities. For example, as a result of the union of a Mongoloid and a Negro, the same traits can be obtained. Such an admixture is often observed among Greeks, Spaniards, Portuguese, Italians, Arabs, Armenians, Georgians.
Another massive misconception is that Jews have dark curly hair. Everything is the same here. Negroid sign - there. On the other hand, the biblical Jew David was blond. This is already a Nordic admixture. And look at the Russian singer Agutin - a typical Jew, but by no means dark-haired.
Sign number one
And yet, how to distinguish a Jew from a Slavic-Russian by the face? Are there reinforced concrete signs? Answer: yes.
If youif you doubt who is in front of you: a Jew or not, first of all pay attention to the racial trait - the Mediterranean admixture. It is not even among Caucasians, who are often confused with Jews because of their fleshy noses, thick lips and curly hair. Mediterranean admixture is very characteristic and clearly expressed even with great incest. What is it?
Both straight and in profile, this is a very narrow long face. It does not expand upward, unlike typical Slavic-Russian faces. Only Jews have such a head shape with a narrow and oblong nape. Characteristic features can be seen in the photographs of Louis de Funes or Sofia Rotaru. Russian Jews are a mixture of Mediterraneans and Western Asians (Caucasians, Armenians). Ideal examples are Boris Pasternak and Vladimir Vysotsky.
So, the main distinguishing feature of the Jews is a very narrow, long face that does not expand towards the top. If, due to any impurities, such a face has expanded, then anywhere, but not in the forehead area. The Jew's forehead is always narrow, as if he were being squeezed in a vise. In other places, in principle, the head can expand. And after you have seen this sign, you can pay attention to the nose, lips, eyes, last name and everything else that distinguishes Jews.
Character traits
The main character traits of any Jew are self-confidence, absolute self-esteem and any lack of shyness and timidity. There is even a special term in Yiddish that combines these qualities - "chutzpah". There are no translations of this word into other languages. Hutspa isa kind of pride that evokes a desire to act, without fear of being underprepared or incapable.
What is "chutzpah" for the Jews? Courage, the ability to change one's destiny, to fight its unpredictability. Many Jews believe that the very existence of their state of Israel is sacred, and this is an act of chutzpah.
As mentioned above, there are no analogues in other languages and translations of this concept. But in non-Jewish society, chutzpah has a negative connotation and is identified with the concepts of “impudence”, “intolerance towards other people”, “shamelessness”, etc.
Indirect signs
It is worth considering some more distinctive features of the Slavs and Jews. So, for example, cleanliness of the face. Jews, unlike most Russians, often have an accumulation of birthmarks in the area of the nose, mouth and chin. Moles are a sign of aging and degradation of the body. The later they form on the human body, the stronger the body. In Jews, birthmarks, as a rule, are formed even in childhood.
We continue to name the characteristic features of the Israelis - strongly exposed gums when smiling. This is very rarely observed among the Slavic-Russians. Jews often have a rather rare and asymmetrical dentition, unlike the Slavs, who are characterized by dense lower and upper teeth.
Burr as a speech defect is often considered an indirect sign. In principle, it is characteristic of some Jews. But onlyminority. Most Israelis pronounce the letter "r" very clearly. And they even teach it to Russians. But still, burr is a rare sign, because many of the Jews who had such a defect worked hard with a speech therapist. Yes, and any Russian child can have such a pronunciation from birth.
Ethnicity
All the peoples of the world do not have mandatory and strict laws that regulate nationality. Here is freedom of choice: either the nationality of the mother or father. The only exception is the Jews. They have a strict and inviolable law: only one who is born of a Jewish mother can be considered a Jew.
And this law is strictly observed throughout the existence of the nation.
