Adam, Yes. Leo Cooper says his SNP analysis of that sample you asked about (I13866) places it within haplogroup J-Z2215. -- Kevin Brook

As I understand your analysis, you interpret the Erfurt EU group as having some Khazar ancestry via Knaanic populations. This must be then one of the main hypotheses going forward. I look forward to a

I am researching the last name "Jena" of my maternal Great Grandfather. He immigrated from Ritschenwalde, Prussia [ Noe Ryczywo'l Poland]. There doesn't seem to be any records there of a Jena

The Israel Genealogy Research Association has a database collection of over 2 million records starting in the mid 19th century. Registration is free and allows you to see if the names your are

Meir ben Borukh Rothenburg is in the Rabbinical Index under group R-A13358. Sample I13865 in the recently pre-printed Erfurt study (https://twitter.com/ShaiCarmi/status/1526850050772590592) is

Adam, For the handful of maternal and paternal haplogroups in Ashkenazim that are closely linked to the North Ossetians and Turkic peoples like Bashkirs -- I mentioned 3 out of the 4 haplogroups of

On Thu, Jun 23, 2022 at 03:31 AM, <topaz1943@...> wrote: ValkacreszrHi Dianne, I was able to find this website that mentioned a nearly identical town name: Valacreszr, Russian

Diane, I agree with Angel. Perhaps you could post a screenshot of the text here. Otherwise, here is a page from the JewishGen gazetteer that has many hits on it for Volkacreszer:

Hello, I wonder if anyone can help decipher the first names of Rosa Teitelbaum's parents in this manifest. The names appear on three pages, and I have included the entirety of each page to assist in

I've posted a vital record in Russian for which I need a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following address ... https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM98865 Family Surname: MER

Harold, Thanks for the citation. I'm well aware of Meir Wunder's Elef Margaliot. But does it contain any reference to Yosef Margaliot b'Alexander Sender that I haven't mentioned above? Thanks. Dan

The best source for the Marioloit/Margolis Rabinnic family is Meir Wunder's "Elef Margaliot" Titleאלף מרגליות : ספר עזר לחקר יוחסין : תולדות חייהם ושלשלת

Jeremy, G25 components for the Erfurt data here: https://anthrogenica.com/showthread.php?26176-The-Ashkenazi-founder-event-pre-dated-the-14th-century-(discussion)/page13 and here are K13s, which I

Kevin, Thanks for the observations and insights. The initial period after a new data dump appears (such as the Erfurt data) is usually a highly exploratory time with several hypotheses emerging,

I recommend to publish an image of the document as the problem may be in the interpretation of the cursive characters -- Angel KosfiszerRichardson, Texas

I've posted a vital record in Polish for which I would appreciate a translation. It is on ViewMate at the following addresses: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/viewmateview.asp?key=VM98855

Good morning from Brooklyn, I am researching my older Miller roots from Saros county. Would anyone know if there is a town historian or some scholar that has detail about the history of the town of

VM98971 In Russian: #12 Педагогический совет Брестских еврейских школ русской грамотности постановил ученика школы

Shalom, For the past year or so, I have delved deeply into my Rabbinic line. I can only go back to the 1600s, which is not very far for Rabbinic families. I have documents that say some lines

A census document which contains the name of my paternal great- great-grandfather states that he was born in "Valkacreszr Russia." I have been unable to trace this town, including on the JewishGen