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The Maternal Genetic Lineages of Ashkenazic Jews by Kevin Alan Brook (Academic Studies Press) A comprehensive guide to the origins and migrations of Ashkenazic Jewish mitochondrial DNA haplogroups. Published in October 2022 How History and Genetics Define Jewish Diversity and Identity: Are We All Cousins? by Boris Draznin (Cambridge Scholars Publishing) Topics include Ashkenazi Jews, Sephardic Jews, Mountain Jews, Georgian Jews, Persian Jews, Karaites, Crypto-Jews, and other groups. Published in March 2023 Abraham's Children: Race, Identity, and the DNA of the Chosen People by Jon Entine (Grand Central Publishing) An excellent primer on Jewish genetic studies that show the interconnectivity of Jews around the world. Published in October 2007 Jacob's Legacy: A Genetic View of Jewish History by David B. Goldstein (Yale University Press) A short but powerful summary of Jewish genetics. Published in May 2008 Legacy: A Genetic History of the Jewish People by Harry Ostrer (Oxford University Press) Discusses the genetic data amassed to date regarding Jewish ancestry and diseases and shows that most Jewish populations around the world are related. Contends that Jews are a distinctive sub-race. Published in May 2012 Genetics, Mass Media and Identity: A case study of the genetic research on the Lemba and Bene Israel by Yulia Egorova and Tudor Parfitt (Routledge) Includes summaries of genetic research on Jewish and Judaizing populations around the world, and media and Jewish reactions to these studies. Published in 2006. Jewish Genetic Disorders: A Layman's Guide by Ernest L. Abel (McFarland and Company) This guide to genetic disorders that tend to affect the Jewish population more than the non-Jewish begins with a short history of the Jews and basic facts concerning genetics and genetic disorders. The in-depth information that follows is categorized under blood, cancers, central nervous system, connective tissue, gastrointestinal, metabolic or endocrine, respiratory, sensory, and skin. Included for each disorder is information on variations, frequency, symptoms, causes, diagnosis, transmission, treatment and prevention, and notes on where more information about each disorder can be obtained. A glossary of terms and index are provided. Published in 2001. Genetic Diversity Among Jews: Diseases and Markers at the DNA Level edited by Batsheva Bonne-Tamir and A. Adam (Oxford University Press) Published in 1992. Endogamy: One Family, One People by Israel Pickholtz (Colonial Roots) The author describes his adventures with researching his family's Ashkenazic lineages using autosomal DNA and Y-DNA. All Ashkenazim are related to each other centuries back in time from a common core of ancestors and this presents challenges when trying to trace specific lineages using autosomal DNA. Pickholtz shows that sometimes breakthroughs can be made regardless. Published in August 2015. Featured books on general genetics: The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy by Blaine T. Bettinger The Complete Guide to Family Tree DNA: Y-DNA, Mitochondrial, Autosomal and X-DNA by Roberta Estes Advanced Genetic Genealogy: Techniques and Case Studies edited by Debbie Parker Wayne Trace Your Roots with DNA: Using Genetic Tests to Explore Your Family Tree by Megan Smolenyak and Ann Turner NextGen Genealogy: The DNA Connection by David R. Dowell How to DNA Test Our Family Relationships by Terry Carmichael The Practical Guide to the Genetic Family History by Robin L. Bennett The Genetics of Human Populations by L. Cavalli-Sforza and W. F. Bodmer Genes, Peoples, and Languages by L. Cavalli-Sforza The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science that Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry by Bryan Sykes. Explores Sykes's discovery that most Europeans descend from one of 7 women of the Ice Age. Sykes investigates mitochondrial DNA, which passes through maternal lines. |
