Notable Ashkenazim
Ashkenazi Jews have a noted history of achievement in western societies. They have won a large number of the Nobel awards. In those societies where they have been free to enter any profession, they have a record of high occupational achievement, entering professions and fields of commerce where higher education is required. For example, during the 20th century in the United States, Ashkenazi Jews represented approximately 3% of the population, but won 27% of the US Nobel Prizes in science, and 25% of the ACM Turing Awards (the Nobel-equivalent in computer science).
Katya Gibel Mevorach also warns about the danger of seeking supposed inherited "genetic intelligence" in Jews as a group in her piece: "Not an Innocent Pursuit: The Politics of a 'Jewish' Genetic Signature."
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