There was a significant number of Jews who managed to leave the Soviet Union through Poland in the late 1950s and possibly into the 60s. In 1956 there was an agreement between the Soviets and Poland t

#poland

There was a significant number of Jews who managed to leave the Soviet Union through Poland in the late 1950s and possibly into the 60s. In 1956 there was an agreement between the Soviets and Poland t

#general

People, I'm getting a headache >from seeing everyone write "Sefard". There is no such word. The Hebrew word for Spain is Sfarad, or if you want to invoke the Sfaradic pronounciation it is Sefarad. So

#sephardic

People, I'm getting a headache >from seeing everyone write "Sefard". There is no such word. The Hebrew word for Spain is Sfarad, or if you want to invoke the Sfaradic pronounciation it is Sefarad. So

#sephardic

On 2008.07.31, Sandra Krisch <Sandra@...> wrote, Dear Sandra, I can't answer your very specific question, but I think I can give you a good, more general, answer. Without evaluating the specific

#dna

On 2008.07.31, Sandra Krisch <Sandra@...> wrote, Dear Sandra, I can't answer your very specific question, but I think I can give you a good, more general, answer. Without evaluating the specific

#dna

Dear Greg, It looks to me like the names you quote are surnames, not patronyms. For example, if Jenta's father was Abram the record would say Jenta Abramowna, not Jenta z Abramow. Abramow is most like

#poland

Dear Greg, It looks to me like the names you quote are surnames, not patronyms. For example, if Jenta's father was Abram the record would say Jenta Abramowna, not Jenta z Abramow. Abramow is most like

#poland

Dear Sandra, The following web page should answer your question directly. http://www.familytreedna.com/GDRules_37.html Or look here for a more general tutorial: http://www.familytreedna.com/dna101.htm

#dna

Dear Sandra, The following web page should answer your question directly. http://www.familytreedna.com/GDRules_37.html Or look here for a more general tutorial: http://www.familytreedna.com/dna101.htm

#dna

On 2008.04.28, Bob Kosovsky <kos@...> asked: Bob, What you describe is entirely possible. With a 12 marker match, anything less than 11 matching markers is considered insignificant and is ignore

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On 2008.04.28, Bob Kosovsky <kos@...> asked: Bob, What you describe is entirely possible. With a 12 marker match, anything less than 11 matching markers is considered insignificant and is ignore

#dna

Be careful about interpreting these FTDNA probabilities. If, for example, you know for sure >from documented evidence that you and the other person **do_not** share a common ancestor in the last 4 gen

#dna

Be careful about interpreting these FTDNA probabilities. If, for example, you know for sure >from documented evidence that you and the other person **do_not** share a common ancestor in the last 4 gen

#dna

Are you familiar with history Professor Zvi Yavetz of Tel Aviv University? I believe he was born in Czernowitz. http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/Jewish_Studies/yavetz.html Regards, Elan Caspi El Cerrito, CA

#romania

Are you familiar with history Professor Zvi Yavetz of Tel Aviv University? I believe he was born in Czernowitz. http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/Jewish_Studies/yavetz.html Regards, Elan Caspi El Cerrito, CA

#romania

Thank you Itzhak and all the others who have answered my query publicly and privately. Since I have a purely maternal line to my ggm named BEJA, and my friend has a purely paternal line to his gf who

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Thank you Itzhak and all the others who have answered my query publicly and privately. Since I have a purely maternal line to my ggm named BEJA, and my friend has a purely paternal line to his gf who

#dna

Dear DNA testing experts, My maternal family was >from Thessaloniki, Greece. My ggm's surname was BEJA. I also have a close friend named BEJA whose family came parents were friends, which increases th

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Dear DNA testing experts, My maternal family was >from Thessaloniki, Greece. My ggm's surname was BEJA. I also have a close friend named BEJA whose family came parents were friends, which increases th

#dna