I don't think anyone has mentioned World Jewish Relief

#unitedkingdom

I don't think anyone in my family has celebrated on the "correct" date! A 1961 bar mitzvah, at least in the United States, would probably have been announced in the local Jewish newspaper. JoAnne

#general

The "wrong people" issue is a longstanding problem. For me, the value of sharing information outweighs the downside, so I try to be zen about the mistakes I so often run across. (Like the guy who seem

#general

Race is an artificial construct, though obviously many people have a strong ethnic identity. Vis a vis our endogamous population: you can search "are Jews white?" to get a whole range of opinions. My

#dna

For people who understand the basics of DNA testing, especially as it relates to our particular endogamous population, and want to take a deep dive into figuring out mysteries in their own family, Isr

#dna

Here's the link: https://www.bva.bund.de/DE/Services/Buerger/Ausweis-Dokumente-Recht/Staatsangehoerigkeit/Einbuergerung/Anspruch/02-Vordrucke_E_A/02_04_E_A_Paket/02_04_EA_Paket_node.html Scroll down t

#germany

I am only familiar with the process for US citizens... A German Supreme Court decision last May opened citizenship restoration to many more people. One of my friends, who had applied years earlier, wa

#germany

It's a little more complicated than Virgin buying 23andMe or 23andMe going public. Virgin has what's called a Special Purpose Acquisition Corporation (SPAC), VG Acquisition Corp, which is already list

#announcements

Since the beginning, 23andMe has made no secret of the fact that their primary goal is partnering with biotech/bigpharma to discover targeted therapies. (They are a local company for me, and I have ha

#announcements

San Francisco may be the center of the universe, but in terms of critical mass for JewishGen members, it's probably the east coast. Seems like 10 am Pacific/1 pm Eastern/6 pm UK/8 pm Israel might make

#announcements

I did not see the episode, but I am addressing privacy issues in general (and building on Deb's excellent points): * Even if you opt to have your individual DNA shared, no one will be able to, for exa

#dna

As a side note, one of the United States' most scandal-ridden presidents, Warren Harding, was given Gamaliel as a middle name. He was of Dutch-British ancestry, with no apparent Jewish DNA.

#unitedkingdom #names

With dozens of posts on this topic and strong opinions, it's clear that we are not going to agree. However, one of the forum guidelines is civil discourse, and I'm sorry that at least one abusive post

#general

Google translate works well, but the nuances of language can cause confusion. Does "ship" mean to send, or is it a big boat? The root of дороготы is "dear" and one definition of "dear" is expensive. B

#translation

In the house where I grew up, we had an annual invasion of flying ants that my parents referred to as "voncen" -- same word I guess. Bedbug in German is Wanze.

#yiddish

I didn't notice if anyone has mentioned the Golden State Killer, whose identity was inferred via DNA from distant cousins. The fact is that it's too late for privacy in that regard. The DNA is out the

#dna

When I first tested, I had this naive hope that I'd get some clues as to where my father's family lived prior to immigrating to the United States. No such luck! All anyone (Ancestry, 23, MH, FTDNA) ca

#dna

I'm curious: has anyone successfully gotten records for ancestors who immigrated in the 1880s (pre-Ellis)? According to what I see online, the first US Office of Immigration was founded after that. I'

#general

I for one am happy they got rid of all the noise. My 250,000 matches have now been pared to a much more manageable 180,000. More significantly, it seems -- perhaps my imagination? -- that the matches

#dna

My mother's maternal grandfather apparently didn't have much to do with his birth family -- he moved to the Rhineland from the Hesse region

#holocaust