Abraham's Children:
Race, Identity, and
the DNA of the Chosen People
by Jon Entine
Posted on 12/15/2008 7:09:16 AM PST by SunkenCiv
Father William Sanchez wears a Star of David pendant on the same chain as his crucifix, and he keeps a menorah in his parish office. After a DNA test confirmed his Sephardic roots, the Albuquerque priest has been actively reconciling this discovery with his Catholic beliefs... Looking back over his childhood in New Mexico, Sanchez now recognizes the Jewish signs: his parents shunning pork, spinning tops during Christmas and covering the mirrors at home if someone in the family died... For small populations in Africa and Asia, genetic research has shed light on claims of Jewish ancestry and provided a better understanding of Jewish migration over thousands of years... This commonality inspired research in the 1990s that found the Cohen Modal Haplotype, a set of six identical genetic markers shared among Ashkenazic and Sephardic Kohanim, passed from father to son on the Y chromosome, which doesn't change much over time and may have originated with a common ancestor. While the genetic markers alone do not prove the existence of Aaron, they can be seen to confirm a biblical tradition. The haplotype, however, is also not unique to Jews -- Kurds, Armenians, southern and central Italians share these same markers but to a lesser extent. Jewish genetic testing is also being used to better understand historic Jewish migration patterns. For instance, the Lemba, a southern African tribe that claims a longstanding Jewish heritage, were found to have Semitic genetics, including the Cohen haplotype. While their connection doesn't trace back directly to biblical Israel, their genetic heritage does seem to have a basis that likely originated with Diaspora Jews.
(Excerpt) Read more at jewishjournal.com ...
Kohanim, Tribe of Levi to have ‘family reunion’
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3280527,00.html | 7/24/06
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The genetics of Jewish ancestry
The Washington Times | 10/28/07 | Jon Entine
Posted on 11/03/2007 8:48:55 AM PDT by HokieMom
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1920481/posts
Jews and Their DNA
Commentary Magazine | Sept, 2008 | Hillel Halkin
Posted on 09/07/2008 9:41:27 AM PDT by Pharmboy
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2076726/posts
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Right, this is interesting.
So if I wanted to establish whether an old family rumor was correct or not (my great-great-grandmother was apparently Jewish) is this something that can be determined with a DNA test? Or do I need to try to find whatever family records might exist and determine it that way?
How does one know if they are Jewish?
So, did I read that wrong? Or does that priest believe religion is a genetic thing?
This guy sure as hell ain't no Irish Catholic -- regardless of what kind of story he's fabricated about himself:
John Kohn Kerry
Through family history or genealogy. I find no Jewish roots and have worked many lines going way back for over 10 years now. I've found possibly one Native American (can't be proven) and no black, doesn't mean anything in particular.
This new DNA testing might shed further light on it, as my mainly English/Scottish ancestors had to have migrated from somewhere, plus there's about 1/4 German. Since I don't understand the terminology and interpretation of results, DNA can be a wonderful tool or a slippery slope. For me to believe any of it requires blind faith in the science.
Sometimes we get hung up on our heritage....and it makes US pretend to be something that we are not.
I don’t think it would work in your case since it tracks a gene on the Y chromosone. It would therefore only track the male line.
Bar Mitzvah.
> Bar Mitzvah.
What’s that? I’ve heard the words before, but have no idea what they mean. Is it a book or something?
By David Kelly
Los Angeles Times
Tuesday, December 07, 2004
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As a boy, the Rev. William Sanchez sensed he was different. His Catholic family spun tops on Christmas, shunned pork and whispered of a past in medieval Spain. If anyone knew the secret, they weren't telling, and Sanchez stopped asking.
Three years ago, after watching a program on genealogy, Sanchez sent for a DNA kit that could help track a person's background through genetic footprinting. He soon got a call from Bennett Greenspan, owner of the Houston-based testing company.
"He said, 'Did you know you were Jewish?' " Sanchez, 53, recalled. "He told me I was a Cohanim, a member of the priestly class descended from Aaron, the brother of Moses."
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Very interesting story. Thanks for posting.
Our ancestors name was Elijah Issack and he settled in east Texas about 1828. Within 2 generations the family was Baptist. Yet another reason for DNA testing.
Interesting story. As much as we regard our heritage as important to us, because we each have two parents, we’re also likely to have it filtered and refined by the time we receive it. :’)
My pleasure.
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