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Comment author: brazil84 07 April 2014 11:17:06PM 2 points [-]

If I know that someone's lastname is Rothshield I don't even know that the person is wealthy.

You also don't know if they are Jewish.

Comment author: ChristianKl 08 April 2014 09:28:22AM 3 points [-]

Being Akashi Jewish is a racial category that has something to do with who your ancestors happen to be. If someone is named Rothshield that suggest at least partly Akashi Jewish ancestry.

People who descriminate against Jewish people often don't care whether the person is practicing Judaism but more about their ancestery.

Comment author: brazil84 08 April 2014 03:14:05PM 1 point [-]

Being Akashi Jewish is a racial category that has something to do with who your ancestors happen to be. If someone is named Rothshield that suggest at least partly Akashi Jewish ancestry.

Sure, and if someone is named Rothschild, it also suggests that they come from wealth. It doesn't mean they are wealthy and it doesn't mean they are Jewish.

By the way, I think the word you are looking for is "Ashkenazi" not "Akashi."