jewish genealogy
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Tracing Your Roots: I Am Black but Discovered I Have Jewish DNA
Test results show unexpected Ashkenazi heritage and raise the possibility that a family legend is true. Editor’s note: This article was originally published Jan. 22, 2016. Dear Professor Gates: I’m African American, but about a year ago I received the results of genetic testing, which indicated that I’m 5 percent Ashkenazi Jew. My European genetic…