Resources

Find out if you have Jewish kin

DATABASES

23andme.com/en-gb

You can export your data, but you can’t add results from elsewhere.

AncestryDNA

ancestry.co.uk/dna

Ancestry is good for cousin matches with people who also have online trees. You can download your data to add to other databases, but you can’t add data from other providers.

DNA Land

dna.land

You can upload to this database for free, but your data is used for medical and other research. The site offers a chance to connect to others on the database, as well as the latest ethnicity algorithms.

FamilyTreeDNA

familytreedna.com

This site allows uploads and downloads of raw data, although there is a charge for uploads.

MyHeritage

myheritage.com/dna

My Heritage differentiates between a number of Jewish ethnicities. You can order a test or upload your DNA data to its database. There is also a Chromosome Browser that lets you look for shared segments across groups of matched cousins.

FURTHER RESEARCH International Society Of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG) Wiki

isogg.org/wiki

Read a useful guide to atDNA testing, including a comparison chart of test providers.

JewishGen

jewishgen.org

This free site has tens of millions of records, and research tools.

Jewish Genealogical Society Of Great Britain (JGSGB)

jgsgb.org.uk

The society’s website is full of useful information. Its library is at the Society of Genealogists in London.