Considering my family’s Jewish immigrant roots, it’s not surprising that the family tree doesn’t go straight from Ellis Island to Talmudic scholars. It branches out to include Chr… ...

When you trace your ancestors, you learn more about yourself, you learn more about history, and you are able to place your ...

Bennett is the founder of Family Tree DNA and the only DNA company that does Y DNA. He recomends either the: The site is: familytreedna.com ...

That description rings true for most of history’s Jewish populations, but as Stavans notes, Spain’s expulsion of Jews from the Iberian peninsula in 1492 was particularly dramatic and far-reaching.

The Jewish Genealogy Society of Cleveland has announced its inaugural class of Hall of Fame honorees during the kick-off of its 40th anniversary.

While many genealogy services offer documents and DNA analysis, there are some unique challenges to researching genealogy as a Jew, according to Jennifer Mendelsohn, a genealogist specializing in ...

The Jewish Genealogy Society of Cleveland will host a reintroduction to the Cleveland Jewish Archives from 1 to 3 p.m. July ...

Jews the world over can pride themselves in their descent from such moral pillars as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (and Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah).

Jewish Educational Trade School student Isser Brikman works with Jewish Home resident Michael Candiotti on a computer-based genealogy project. Photo courtesy of JETS. The sign in the library at ...

Having a Jewish ancestry can be difficult to trace for a number of reasons. One of the challenges is finding the family surname(s). Traditionally, the Jewish people did not use ...

Fast Forward Santos says he’ll soon release evidence of his Jewish ancestry with genealogy tests In a recent podcast interview, the Republican congressman doubled down on his claim last year ...