The Maternal Genetic Lineages of Ashkenazic Jews

This book presents up-to-date information on the origins of theAshkenazic Jewish people from central and eastern Europe based ongenetic research on modern and pre-modern populations. It focuseson the 129 maternal haplogroups that the author confirmed thatAshkenazim have acquired from distinct female ancestors who wereindigenous to diverse lands that include Israel, Italy, Poland, Germany, North Africa, and China, revealing both their Israelite inheritance andthe lasting legacy of conversions to Judaism. Genetic connectionsbetween Ashkenazic Jews and other Jewish populations, includingTurkish Jews, Moroccan Jews, Tunisian Jews, Iranian Jews, and CochinJews, are indicated wherever they are known.