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October 14, 2024, 3:02 pm
Christopher Columbus was genetically Jewish, Spanish researchers say
'Genetics doesn’t make someone Jewish' caution experts as DNA analysis adds to longtime speculation about the explorer’s identity
By Philissa Cramer (JTA)
Pic: Canadian-born Israeli activist Vivian Silver (Courtesy) Times of Israel
November 14, 2023, 3:13 pm
Israeli peace activist believed to be held hostage is confirmed dead
Almost five weeks after the 7 October atrocities, forensic specialists prove that 74-year-old Vivian Silver was among the 131 people slaughtered on Kibbutz Be’eri
By Jenni Frazer
Undated handout photo issued by Liverpool John Moores University of a reconstructed face of a male adult (left) and a child (right) based on skeletal remains. DNA from human remains found in a medieval well suggests they belonged to Ashkenazi Jews who fell victim to antisemitic violence during the 12th century. In 2004 archaeological excavations in central Norwich uncovered a medieval well containing the remains of at least 17 people, mostly children.
August 30, 2022, 4:30 pm
900-year-old Ashkenazi DNA ‘shines new light on British Jewish history’
Human remains found in a Norwich well of 17 people, mostly children, suggests they belonged to Ashkenazi Jews who fell victim to antisemitic violence during the 12th century.
By Jewish News Reporter
DNA reveals the sum of our parts and the sum of our past. It reveals not just who we are, but who we were.
September 26, 2018, 10:58 am
OPINION: DNA shows I’m the sum of my parts and the sum of my past
Jewish News editor Richard Ferrer reflects on having his 'Who Jew You Think You Are?' moment, after getting his Ancestry UK DNA test back
By Richard Ferrer
Andrew Murray and Darren of mind-reading duo, DNA
June 7, 2017, 5:47 pm
Britain’s Got Talent act DNA: ‘Final was not a true reflection of us’
Mind reading duo Darren Sarsby and Andrew Murray speak exclusively to Jewish News about THAT mistake
By Francine Wolfisz
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