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EllieBC
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February 7, 2017
STUDY SAYS ALL ASHKENAZI JEWS ARE 30TH COUSINS
According to a new study, all Ashkenazi Jews are basically cousins. More specifically, Ashkenazi Jews are at least 30th cousins. LiveScience reports on the international teams new study, which found that the central and eastern European Jewish population, known as Ashkenazi Jews, from whom most American Jews are descended, started from a founding population of about 350 people between 600 and 800 years ago.
Rest of the article at the link:
http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/184252/study-says-all-ashkenazi-jews-are-30th-cousins?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Post&utm_content=Study+Says+All+Ashkenazi+Jews+Are+30th+Cousins&utm_campaign=feb2017
My husband said we need to encourage our kids to marry converts lol.
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