The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Jewish "again": DNA unlocks secrets in New Mexico

The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Jewish "again": DNA unlocks secrets in New Mexico

By David Kelly
Los Angeles Times
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. "As a boy, the Rev. William Sanchez sensed he was different. His Catholic family spun tops on Christmas, shunned pork and whispered of a past in medieval Spain. If anyone knew the secret, they weren't telling, and Sanchez stopped asking.

Three years ago, after watching a program on genealogy, Sanchez sent for a DNA kit that could help track a person's background through genetic footprinting. He soon got a call from Bennett Greenspan, owner of the Houston-based testing company."

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