JGSGB-Notices Mailing List: DNA & Jewish Genealogy - Sun, Mar 30 at 11:00 & 1:30 - Deadline for lunch reservation: Mar 25

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DNA and Jewish Genealogy

Bennett Greenspan of FamilyTreeDNA

Sunday, March 30, 2014 at Temple Emanuel, Newton, MA

11:00 am & 1:30pm

Optional Lunch: $20 - Reservations required - Reservations must be received by March 25

Bennett Greenspan, president and founder of FamilyTreeDNA, will give two presentations on the use of DNA for Jewish genealogy research. FamilyTreeDNA is a leading resource for genetic DNA research and education, and genetic testing can be a valuable tool in the Jewish genealogist’s toolbox. 

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11:00 am - Understanding, Interpreting, and Using DNA Results 

Greenspan will discuss the three different types of DNA tests—Y, Mitochondrial, and Autosomal—including what results look like, what they mean, and what to do next once results are received. He will explain what is typical for a Jewish person to see, what is not, and what the “typical” result for an Ashkenazi or Sephardi Jew will usually look like.

12:30 pm - Optional:  Lunch - Reservations required - Advance payment of $20 - Deadline: March 25

Enjoy a kosher buffet lunch of cold cuts and vegetarian dishes catered by The Butcherie.
The Temple does not permit people to bring their own food from outside.

1:30 pm -   Haplogroups: What are They and What They Mean for Jews

DNA testing also tells us what haplogroup—the branch of the tree of mankind on which one descends—we each belong to. As romantic as it is to presume that all our ancestors stood at Mt. Sinai, in truth only some of our ancestors were Jews 3200 years ago. Our haplogroup can tell us about our most distant ancestors and even give us an idea of when our ancestors became Jews. It may also give us clues as to where our ancestors joined the Jewish people. The lecture will deal primarily with Ashkenazim, both males and females.

Small Group Meetings at 12:30 - 1:20 pm

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Litvak-Baltic SIG  NEW!  - contact litvak-baltic [at] jgsgb.org
Bessarabia SIG - contact bessarabia [at] jgsgb.org
Poland SIG - contact poland [at] jgsgb.org

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Temple Emanuel
385 Ward Street
Newton Centre, MA

Admission is free for members, $5 for guests.

A flyer in PDF format is available.
Please print and post.
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