A DNA analysis revealed the mystery behind Christopher Columbus' heritage - however, the reveal raised more questions.

Op-Ed by Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President of American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) in Washington, DC: ...

Hundreds of people with Jewish ancestry have been identified as having a gene mutation which puts them at a higher risk of developing cancer. The NHS in England initiated a genetic testing programme ...

Hundreds of people with Jewish ancestry have been identified as having a mutation of the BRCA gene which puts them at a higher risk of developing cancer. The NHS in England initiated a genetic ...

But most Reform Jews in the rest of the world still do not accept “patrilineal descent.” That makes the debate about “Who is a Jew” not just between the Orthodox-dominated Israeli Rabbinate and ...

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Hundreds of people at increased risk of cancer have been identified by the NHS’s BRCA testing programme (Alamy/PA) Hundreds of people with Jewish ancestry have been identified as having a gene ...

Hundreds of people with Jewish ancestry have been identified as having a gene mutation which puts them at a higher risk of developing cancer. The NHS in England initiated a genetic testing ...

Hundreds of individuals with Jewish ancestry have been identified as carrying a gene mutation that increases their risk of developing cancer. The NHS in England launched a genetic testing ...