Jews are an ethnoreligious group originating from the ancient Hebrews (i.e. Israelites), and whose traditional religion is Judaism. They have significantly influenced and contributed to the worlds culture, science, and politics. Jews are highly concentrated in North America (44%) and the Middle East-North Africa region (41%). The modern State of Israel is the only country where Jews form a majority of the population. However, Jews live in many places around the world and represent incredible racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and political diversity. Jews are not only white, European Ashkenazi Jews. There are Black Jews from Ethiopia, brown Jews from India, and Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews from North Africa, the Middle East, Turkey, and Iran. Over 80% of world Jewry lives in either Israel or the United States. Most American Jews are Ashkenazi, with families who trace their ancestry to Eastern and Central Europe. Over half of Israeli Jews are Sephardi and Mizrahi.