Genealogy Workshop at Conference 2012
“Our Roots: Exploring Hispano Family History,” a special genealogy workshop, will be offered just before the conference opens, on July 22, from 12 to 4:30 p.m. at the Hotel Albuquerque. Speakers include Robert Martinez and Henrietta Martinez Christmas, members of the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico, and Mona Hernandez, SCJS member, each with [...]
Crypto-Jews From Tras-os-montes, Portugal-A History Told By The Y Chromosome
Introduction The universal history of Jewish people is full of constant oppressions and persecutions. Portugal as no exception to this rule. It was in Tras-os-Montes, a rugged and isolated province of Portugal , on the North East border with Spain , that many Jews settled and were able to secretly maintain their ancestral culture and [...]
Comparing DNA Patterns of Sephardi, Ashkenazi & Kurdish Jews
Considering the diverse origins of the Israelites, the large numbers of conversions into and out of the Jewish community, and major disasters which have befallen Jewish communities throughout history, what is the genetic composition of Jewish communities today? In the days before genetic testing, the famous Jewish anthropologist Raphael Patai used cephalic indexes and blood [...]
DNA and the Sephardic Diaspora: Spanish and Portuguese Jews in Europe
The study of genetics, and especially the concept of DNA testing, has gained much interest in recent years in the medical and forensic areas. This interest also is beginning to increase in the area of genealogy and in several areas of academia. Since the mid-1990s, I have introduced my classes in ethnicity to the research [...]
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