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: "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.
'He said, 'Did you know you were Jewish?' ' Sanchez, 53, recalled. 'He told me I was a Cohanim, a member of the priestly class descended from Aaron, the brother of Moses.' "
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.
'He said, 'Did you know you were Jewish?' ' Sanchez, 53, recalled. 'He told me I was a Cohanim, a member of the priestly class descended from Aaron, the brother of Moses.' "
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