It's twice as good as being an indirect descendant. ;')Research identifies accountant as descendant of Genghis KhanTom Robinson had long wondered about his family tree. He never suspected its roots might lie in the Mongolian Steppe. The Florida accountant knew that his great, great-grandfather had come to the United States from England - but beyond that his research drew a blank. So he turned to the burgeoning field of "Bio-archaeology," having his DNA tested to see what it revealed about his origins. He was in for a surprise. According to a British geneticist who pioneered the research, Robinson appears to be a direct descendant of Genghis Khan, the Mongol warrior who conquered vast tracts of Asia and Europe in the 13th century.
Associated Press
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Jews Assists Ancient Chinese to Make Earliest Paper Money: ExpertIt is well known that "jiaozi," world's earliest paper money, originated in China some 800 years ago. But latest research indicate that Jews used to assist ancient China in doing this might surprise most people. "Jiaozi," also named "jiaochao," appeared in China in 1154 during the reign of the Jin regime (1115-1234). It was believed in the past that Jin regime hired coining workers of Song (960-1279), Jin's preceding dynasty, to make the paper notes. But Qiu Shiyu, researcher of the Harbin Academy of Sciences and expert of Jin history, concluded that Jews used to take part in the work of designing "jiaozi," based on his study of a copper printing plate left behind from the Jin regime. Made of coarse jute paper, "jiaozi" was too hard to be preserved and not a piece of such paper has been discovered so far. The copper printing plate used during the Zhenyou period (1213- 1217) of the Jin dynasty is kept in the Museum of the Chinese History now, has become the only proof to tell the identity of " jiaozi."
People's Daily Online
Friday, December 15, 2000
“That explains all the red-headed Jews. ;’)”
My dad was blonde-red as a young boy but his hair turned more brown as he got older.
I had the National Geographic Genographic Project done - I’m an R1A, which is the Ashkenazic Levite marker, making me most likely one of a small percentage of European Jews (though a large % of European Levites, a minority) who are descended from the Khazars.
In previous history to that, the gene traveled through the Hindu Kush region.... according to the Genographic project.