G2a in Belarus/ Poland

[Therodimus]

My paternal haplogroup is G2a-FGC12126, and I
know that my paternal grandfather was born in modern-day
Belarus, Minsk Gubernia in the Russian Empire, identified either as Belarusian or Russian, probably was an assimilated Jew, and his brother relocated to Poland after WWII probably identifying as a Pole. From what I know this haplogroup is quite unusual for that region and is usually tied to the Caucasus.Anybody has any ideas?

[happycow]

Welcome to the club

[Therodimus]

Welcome to the club

[Zohor]

It's hard to tell ethnicity based on YDNA only, you need to check all relative matches you got on your DNA test, it would be better indicate of some exotic ancestry

[Rumata]

I can't advice about haplogroups but if I saw a picture I could share my opinion on the similarity to the people of my region and Caucasus.

[Therodimus]

It's hard to tell ethnicity based on YDNA only, you need to check all relative matches you got on your DNA test, it would be better indicate of some exotic ancestry

Yeah, I know that, of course

[Therodimus]

I can't advice about haplogroups but if I saw a picture I could share my opinion on the similarity to the people of my region and Caucasus.

https://www.theapricity.com/forum/sh...my-mum-and-dad

Here are the pictures of my mum and dad

[Rumata]

https://www.theapricity.com/forum/sh...my-mum-and-dad

Here are the pictures of my mum and dad

The eyes and the chin of your dad fit in Caucasus but the overall look is rather Jewish, particularly in this picture:
https://www.theapricity.com/forum/at...8&d=1679204081

[Therodimus]

The eyes and the chin of your dad fit in Caucasus but the overall look is rather Jewish, particularly in this picture:
https://www.theapricity.com/forum/at...8&d=1679204081

Yeah, he was pigeonholed as Jewish or Georgian usually

[Therodimus]

Here are the pictures of his dad and his wife