Genealogy

The forced converts of the Inquisition: Rediscovering Spanish, Portuguese roots - interview

A descendant of forced converts persecuted by the Inquisition has a suggestion for the Jewish state.

 CASTLE OF CALATRAVA. Garcia discovered that his Judaizing family lived under the protection of the Knights of Calatrava, near Almagro in the Spanish province of Ciudad Real, for 500 years, thus avoiding discovery by the Inquisition.
 EYAL BEN SIMON (left) and Benny Gabbay.

Grapevine January 15, 2025: In their own words

 Lena Dunham attends the 2022 Gotham Awards in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., November 28, 2022.

Jewish comedian Lena Dunham discovers her family’s Holocaust story on PBS’ ‘Finding Your Roots’

Slightly larger brains than modern humans, and stronger, but extinct. An illustration of the Neanderthal man.

Neanderthal genes still affect modern-day humans - study


Grapevine January 15, 2023: Beyond Chiune Sugihara

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 EFRAT SOPHER (left) with Colette Avital.

Exploring Jewish genealogy: The roots of a person and a people

For biblical scholars, it is of the utmost importance to familiarize themselves with all these names and their place in the human mosaic of their times.

 Your roots are not just who you are, but part of the history of a people (Illustrative).

How to capture your family's history

Family trees have taken root in America and are laden with memories, so it’s up to you to start the conversations and harvest your history. So, where to begin?

 Maternal great-grandparents of Barbara Hoff in Torna, Hungary, circa 1912.

JewishGen to add millions of Jewish records to MyHeritage

The combined collection of records will number at 5.8 million, expanding the database of Jewish geneology.

The family tree decorating Dvora Waysman’s home. She now has four children, 18 grandchildren and more than 30 grandchildren.

Pamela Adlon discovers Jewish roots on ‘Finding Your Roots’

Host Henry Louis Gates Jr. asks Adlon to read the translation of the Hebrew inscription on her great-great-grandfather’s tombstone on celebrity genealogy show “Finding Your Roots.”

 Pamela Adlon appears in Season 8 of "Finding Your Roots."

Yad Vashem partners with JewishGen on Holocaust genealogy database

Yad Vashem has been conducting the Pages of Testimony program since the 1950s and has helped hundreds of thousands of Jews reconnect to their family members that perished.

An exterior view of the Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum

Are we related? New genealogy app at Israeli museum has answers

“The museum’s new name, ANU, which means ‘we’ or ‘us’ in Hebrew, spells out the idea that, in 2021, there is no longer them and us."

 Exhibitions at the ANU Museum include interactive computer displays

Tracing the Tribe: First steps in Jewish genealogy

Jewish genealogy is complex because Jewish history is complex but you can still “meet” your ancestors.

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Ex-Israeli ambassador discloses ground-breaking research on Damascus Jews

Writing for Avotaynu Online, an outlet devoted to research into the origins and migrations of the Jewish people, retired ambassador Jacob Rosen revealed the surnames of 300 Damascus Jews.

Jacob Rosen

Genealogy company MyHeritage donates 66,000 swabs to Israel

The shipment of swabs is expected to arrive in Israel Monday, said Gilad Japhet, CEO and founder of MyHeritage

An illustrative image of a mouth swab for DNA testing

Hillel's Tech Corner: Connecting the past to the future

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