I don't know of any studies, but this would be a fascinating interdisciplinary topic to research. It would include historical, archival and genetic research as well as population, life expectancy and

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I don't know of any studies, but this would be a fascinating interdisciplinary topic to research. It would include historical, archival and genetic research as well as population, life expectancy and

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Hi Arnold, I should preface my answer with this statement: I do not work for Family Tree DNA, I am a hobbyist genetic genealogist and I am a volunteer coordinator for several surname and geographic pr

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Hi Arnold, I should preface my answer with this statement: I do not work for Family Tree DNA, I am a hobbyist genetic genealogist and I am a volunteer coordinator for several surname and geographic pr

#dna

Hi Bob, I have e-mailed potential friends and relatives (i.e., strangers) many times and have had some success in piquing their curiosity and interest enough for them to order a DNA kit and "join" our

#dna

Hi Bob, I have e-mailed potential friends and relatives (i.e., strangers) many times and have had some success in piquing their curiosity and interest enough for them to order a DNA kit and "join" our

#dna

I have also connected or re-connected with many relatives through Facebook. Another good tip for using Facebook, particularly when relatives are older: contact their children or grandchildren on Faceb

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I have also connected or re-connected with many relatives through Facebook. Another good tip for using Facebook, particularly when relatives are older: contact their children or grandchildren on Faceb

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The results of a Y-DNA test can be genealogical too when 37 or 67 markers are tested. For example, if your ex-husband's relative's J2 results matched an Ashkenazi Jewish male on roughly 80% to 90% of

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The results of a Y-DNA test can be genealogical too when 37 or 67 markers are tested. For example, if your ex-husband's relative's J2 results matched an Ashkenazi Jewish male on roughly 80% to 90% of

#sephardic

Ellen Lukas Kahn asks: Using the search engine on http://www.sephardim.com/search.shtml on Harry Stein's website www.sephardim.com, I found that the name LUCAS appeared in a book on conversos on trial

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Ellen Lukas Kahn asks: Using the search engine on http://www.sephardim.com/search.shtml on Harry Stein's website www.sephardim.com, I found that the name LUCAS appeared in a book on conversos on trial

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Amy, it is possible that your paternal ancestors were Sephardic Jews who fled the Inquisition, eventually migrating to Eastern Europe. We now know through both historic research and DNA testing that t

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Amy, it is possible that your paternal ancestors were Sephardic Jews who fled the Inquisition, eventually migrating to Eastern Europe. We now know through both historic research and DNA testing that t

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I have a friend named Zayda, which sounds like it could be a variant of Saida. The name Zayda has been in her family for generations, passed down >from mother to daughter. Zayda's maternal family is f

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I have a friend named Zayda, which sounds like it could be a variant of Saida. The name Zayda has been in her family for generations, passed down >from mother to daughter. Zayda's maternal family is f

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My grandfather first settled in New Brunswick shortly after he immigrated to the US in 1909. He was >from Rezekne, Latvia. Maybe the Jewish community in New Brunswick was >from more areas than Transca

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My grandfather first settled in New Brunswick shortly after he immigrated to the US in 1909. He was >from Rezekne, Latvia. Maybe the Jewish community in New Brunswick was >from more areas than Transca

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converso. This is where DNA testing can be very helpful. If an AZEVEDO male has his Y-DNA tested and most of his matches are Jews, then he is highly likely to have Sephardic ancestry. I recommend the

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converso. This is where DNA testing can be very helpful. If an AZEVEDO male has his Y-DNA tested and most of his matches are Jews, then he is highly likely to have Sephardic ancestry. I recommend the

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