Shaul Stampfer (Hebrew University historian)
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A leading historian's research knocks down the popular claim that today's Jews descend from the Khazars.
Who they are
Shaul Stampfer, a historian at Hebrew University.
What they do
The engine cites him as a key academic counterweight to the Khazar-ancestry theory.
How it works
His definitive 2013 paper in 'Jewish Social Studies,' 'Did the Khazars Convert to Judaism?', argues that any Khazar conversion was elite-only and limited, and did not produce a mass Khazar-Jewish population.
Why it matters
He's the main scholarly reference used to refute the Khazar-ancestry hypothesis — a structural, source-based point, not a claim about any group's collective character.
The engine's record — word for word
Report #78. Author of definitive 2013 *Jewish Social Studies* paper 'Did the Khazars Convert to Judaism?' Argues Khazar conversion was elite-only + limited in scale + did not produce mass Khazar-Jewish population. Key academic reference against Khazar-ancestry hypothesis.
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