Maduro has cited Sephardic Jewish roots, but his own statements and the public record leave his Jewish status unconfirmed.

(The Conversation) — In connection to Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day, media from the BBC and Fox to Reuters and Haaretz reported on new DNA evidence about the holiday’s original namesake.

George Santos, the scandal-plagued Republican congressman from New York, says DNA proof of his Jewish ancestry is imminent. Santos made the claim on the April 18 episode of the podcast, Macrodosing, ...

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping members collect, preserve, and perpetuate the records and history of their ancestors. JGSI is a resource ...

We've identified 100 common Jewish last names and their Hebrew meanings. One doesn't have to be fluent in Yiddish to be familiar with the term, "mensch." If you're a mensch, it says a lot about you, ...

I thought I was biracial my entire life. At 43, a DNA test revealed I'm white with Jewish ancestry. Kara Rubinstein Deyerin was raised as biracial, but an at-home DNA test showed she's only white. She ...

Virginia Sen. George Allen (R) said for the first time publicly yesterday that he has Jewish ancestry, a day after responding angrily to an exchange that included questions about his mother's racial ...

Cardinal Czerny noted that his mother’s relatives, despite their conversion to Catholicism, were also persecuted by the Nazis for having Jewish ancestry. (JTA) — A Canadian cardinal with Jewish ...

(JTA) — The fact that Ukraine’s president is Jewish has hurt the credibility of Russia’s claims that it invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 to “de-Nazify” it. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov tried to ...

Miss Baum had not been formerly eager to discuss her Jewish ancestry. “I was born in Austria,” explained Miss Baum, who was in Seattle vacationing with her husband, Richard Lert, former conductor of ...

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