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Jewish Genealogy: The Best Tools to Find Your Roots
From JewishGen to DNA testing, the tools for tracing Jewish family history have never been better. Here's your comprehensive guide to the databases, archives, and genetic tests that can help you discover where your family came from.
DNA and Jewish Ancestry: What Genetics Reveal About the Jewish People
Can a DNA test tell you if you're Jewish? Genetics has revealed fascinating things about Jewish ancestry — Ashkenazi bottlenecks, the Cohen gene, and the Lemba connection — but the answers are more complicated than a spit tube might suggest.
Jewish Genealogy: How to Trace Your Family's Roots
Tracing a Jewish family tree means navigating name changes at Ellis Island, lost shtetl records, Holocaust gaps, and — if you're lucky — the thrill of connecting to ancestors you never knew.
The Ten Lost Tribes of Israel: History, Mystery, and Modern Searches
When Assyria conquered the Northern Kingdom in 722 BCE, ten Israelite tribes vanished from history. The search for the lost tribes has spanned continents, centuries, and DNA labs.
Rosalind Franklin: DNA's Hidden Hero
Rosalind Franklin's X-ray crystallography produced Photo 51, the image that revealed DNA's double helix — but Watson and Crick got the credit and the Nobel Prize.