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[deleted] t1_j9e3i5u wrote

Reply to comment by Unlucky_Lawfulness51 in George Santos — who is Catholic — insists he used to say he was 'Jew-ish' as a party joke. Now he says he's taken 4 DNA tests to prove his maternal grandparents are actually Jewish. by Grass8989

Unlike most other religions , Judaism is almost exclusively passed down by birth and is viewed as an ethnicity in and of itself. So yes it would be possible for a DNA test to pick up Jewish genetics (ex mitochondrial haplogroup K is a good indicator).

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Unlucky_Lawfulness51 t1_j9ennx8 wrote

Aren't Muslims and Jewish from the same region?

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Moogle02 t1_j9ep6zd wrote

Most Jews (especially in NYC) are Ashkenazi, and likely haven't had ancestors in the Middle East since shortly after the fall of the Roman Empire. Granted, there are some communities that are from the Middle East/North African area, but even they usually did not share the same communities as Muslims.

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Unlucky_Lawfulness51 t1_j9eq6no wrote

So it's not genetic. No specific common ancestor is what you are saying.

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patsboston t1_j9etn8w wrote

It’s an ethnoreligion which is different than a religion.

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PatrickMaloney1 t1_j9f3knn wrote

The answer is yes for some aspects and no for others. It’s a complicated topic. You have gotten good answers so far

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