More recent arrivals from the Jewish communities of North Africa have largely replaced the Ashkenazim of Eastern Europe, who themselves took the place of the Sephardim who first settled in Paris from Spain in the 13th century.
The American community has replaced the AShkenazim.
mnli hypothesis: The American community has replaced the AShkenazim. premise: More recent arrivals from the Jewish communities of North Africa have largely replaced the Ashkenazim of Eastern Europe, who themselves took the place of the Sephardim who first settled in Paris from Spain in the 13th century.