There are folks, none real close, but several that I have talked to who claim that someone somewhere told them they were Jews. That someone somewhere had taken a DNA test of some kind and had proved that they were Jews.
The link below has some scientific proof that this is not possible.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071018145955.htm
There is no doubt in my mind that there were a lot of Jews in Spain that were forced to convert. There is also no doubt in my mind that there were more Moslem Arabs in Spain who were forced to convert. And, as all know, both Arabs and Jews are Semites, they belong to the same racial group. So if there is a chance of you have a smattering of Jewish blood there is a lot bigger chance you have Arab blood and a DNA test cannot tell the difference..
But folks have "emotional" needs and religion of some kind and to some degree is where they find solace. Not a big problem with that until they start acting goofy. And it seems to happen with the study of the family.
The problems I seem to encounter if folks wanting to be 100% Spanish, or folks thinking their ancestors were Jewish. A funny thing is that some wish to deny their past as related to having mixed with the Indians. Most Anglos are just the opposite, they do anything to find a trace of Indian blood.
Anyway, the object of the post is to caution about the myth that DNA can prove things genealogical wise.
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