Yes, they are variations of the same name. Judesa is a Polish/Yiddish variant of Judith, and Edith is an American variant of Judith. Elan Caspi Belmont, CA David Schreiber <dbschreiber@...> wrot

#general

Yes, they are variations of the same name. Judesa is a Polish/Yiddish variant of Judith, and Edith is an American variant of Judith. Elan Caspi Belmont, CA David Schreiber <dbschreiber@...> wrot

#general

I believe half siblings would generally appear like first cousins in terms of the typical total cM length of matching DNA segments. But the pattern should be somewhat different, although it may be dif

#dna

I believe half siblings would generally appear like first cousins in terms of the typical total cM length of matching DNA segments. But the pattern should be somewhat different, although it may be dif

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David Mandel wrote: "The latest FTDNA Family Finder pages confirm that I am 90% "Jewish" and 10% "European." The previous maps and information >from FTDNA indicated that my ancient ancestors also carr

#dna

David Mandel wrote: "The latest FTDNA Family Finder pages confirm that I am 90% "Jewish" and 10% "European." The previous maps and information >from FTDNA indicated that my ancient ancestors also carr

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Scott Ehrlich wrote: I recently saw Bennett Greenspan, the President of FamilyTreeDNA.com talk at a local temple. He educated/reminded us that we have 22 chromosomes in our DNA that are autosomal. The

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Scott Ehrlich wrote: I recently saw Bennett Greenspan, the President of FamilyTreeDNA.com talk at a local temple. He educated/reminded us that we have 22 chromosomes in our DNA that are autosomal. The

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Akiva/Kiva is a distinct name, not derived >from Yaakov/Jacob/Jankiel. Both names are derived >from a common root - the Hebrew word Akev which means heel or to follow. The biblical legend has it that

#lithuania

Akiva/Kiva is a distinct name, not derived >from Yaakov/Jacob/Jankiel. Both names are derived >from a common root - the Hebrew word Akev which means heel or to follow. The biblical legend has it that

#lithuania

I have not seen any distinction among Jewish subpopulations in admixture analysis based on autosomal DNA tests. My Family Tree DNA results indicate 100% Middle Eastern (Jewish). My ancestors all came

#dna

I have not seen any distinction among Jewish subpopulations in admixture analysis based on autosomal DNA tests. My Family Tree DNA results indicate 100% Middle Eastern (Jewish). My ancestors all came

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In my experience most instances of Isaac/Yitzchak are listed in the Polish records as Ick/Jck or Idzk/Jdzk. Elan Caspi Belmont CA Subject: Isaac/Yitzchak From: "David Ellis" <djemkitso@... Dat

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In my experience most instances of Isaac/Yitzchak are listed in the Polish records as Ick/Jck or Idzk/Jdzk. Elan Caspi Belmont CA Subject: Isaac/Yitzchak From: "David Ellis" <djemkitso@... Dat

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David Lewin wrote: I am in correspondence with a woman born 1953, who suspects that her mother did not give birth to her, and is asking for help to find her birth parents. David - as you rightly point

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David Lewin wrote: I am in correspondence with a woman born 1953, who suspects that her mother did not give birth to her, and is asking for help to find her birth parents. David - as you rightly point

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Does "Middle Eastern Jewish" (FamilyFinder results) mean Sephardic? Regards Debbie Estis Murrieta, CA === I believe that when FTDNA reports in the Population Finder that you are Middle Eastern (Jewish

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Does "Middle Eastern Jewish" (FamilyFinder results) mean Sephardic? Regards Debbie Estis Murrieta, CA === I believe that when FTDNA reports in the Population Finder that you are Middle Eastern (Jewish

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Hi Carolyn, The usefulness of DNA testing for expanding one's family tree is indeed questionable. In most cases the matches you find will lead to common ancestors who lived long before the reach of yo

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Hi Carolyn, The usefulness of DNA testing for expanding one's family tree is indeed questionable. In most cases the matches you find will lead to common ancestors who lived long before the reach of yo

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