Actual Importance of Haplogroups

[Bobby Martnen]

I think so. His whole father's side of the family isn't known very well. All I know for sure is he had recent non-jewish ancestry which must have been Slavic I guess. This is reflected in my cousins DNA results. They each get like 18% Ashkenazi or something like that. I don't think the average Jew has recent gentile admixture. Not sure.

You should take a DNA test. They're fun.

Also, if you're interested in learning more about your genealogy, I'd recommend https://www.reddit.com/r/Genealogy/

I know reddit has a bad rep, but their genealogy board is actually really good, and I've gotten a lot of really good info there.

Right now, though, given what you've said, I'd guess your grandfather was 3/4 Jewish, 1/4 Russian.

[Longbowman]

Do most Jews have recent gentile admixture?

No.

[Mingle]

They don't affect your appearance but they tell a lot about your ancestral origins.

[Bobby Martnen]

No.

When did they get their 40-55% Euro?

[Longbowman]

When did they get their 40-55% Euro?

Ancient admixture from founding events primarily.

[Bobby Martnen]

Ancient admixture from founding events primarily.

Thanks. For what it's worth, I know a lot of people who are 1/2 Jewish, and a few who are 3/4 and 1/4.

[Longbowman]

Thanks. For what it's worth, I know a lot of people who are 1/2 Jewish, and a few who are 3/4 and 1/4.

So do I, but it's not the norm, and it was very, very rare until recently, especially considering people weren't allowed to convert out of Christianity or Islam until even present day in some countries.

[Bobby Martnen]

So do I, but it's not the norm, and it was very, very rare until recently, especially considering people weren't allowed to convert out of Christianity or Islam until even present day in some countries.

Converting out of Christianity was illegal in the West? I never remember that from my American history classes

[Longbowman]

Converting out of Christianity was illegal in the West? I never remember that from my American history classes

Not in the US. Not for a couple of hundred years in most of Europe.

[Bobby Martnen]

Not in the US. Not for a couple of hundred years in most of Europe.

Thanks.

I know some siblings, and their paternal grandfather was a Catholic of North Italian descent, but the rest of their grandparents were Jewish, and they are Jewish.

And Smeagol said his grandfather's paternal grandfather was a Slav and the rest of his grandparents were probably Jewish.

And Emmanuel Celler had three Jewish grandparents and one German one, and was Jewish.

So I thought that this kind of thing was very common in the Jewish community.