It has been my conclusion, after many years observing the Ashkenazim, that much of the superior intelligence found in that gene pool seems to fare amazingly well interweaving with other groups. I would love to see a study-anyone?-on the achievements and IQ scores of individuals with half, quarter, and one eighth Ashkenazi DNA.

One of countless examples; the brightest student I encountered in 15 years working with the LAU school district, was the valdvictorian of the only highly gifted magnet. You need a 145 IQ minimum to get into the program. He later read Classical Languages at Harvard on a full scholarship. He was one eighth Ashkenazim. It got my attention and I began taking notice and questioning students I suspected were at least part Jewish. I discovered an disproportionate of those with even remote Jewish relatives were performing at advanced levels.

I don't pretend my informal little study proves anything, but believe the effects of Jewish 'outbreeding' are worthy of further investigation. If anyone here knows of any articles on this I may have missed, I would greatly appreciate your letting me know.

I apologize in advance to those who are offended by any suggestion of Ashkenazi genetic advantage. I fully understand why many Jews in particular might find such viewpoints problematic. If I shared that advantage, I would likely be reluctant to post my thoughts on a public forum as it would appear I was biased. I don't, and perhaps as an outsider have some slight edge in objectively analyzing the overall contribution by so small a segment of the world population. Truly never have so few, given so much, to so many.