OLSTEIN surname project

Group Administrator: Judy Simon - Email: heyjude0701@gmail.com

Project Background

There were several OLSZTAJN families living in the Lodz area of Poland prior to World War II. Several descendants of the OLSTAJN families would like to determine if all the Lodz area OLSZTAJN's are related to each other. Any male with the surname OLSZTAJN, OLSZTEJN, OHLSTEIN, OLSTEIN, ELSTEIN, ELSHTEIN and other variants is invited to join the project.


The following are good DNA 101 websites:

http://blairdna.com/dna101.html
http://www.kerchner.com/anonftp/pub/introg&g.htm

A helpful overview of the origins of the various haplogroups found in Jewish populations, including the Cohen Modal Haplotype can be found at:

http://www.jogg.info/11/coffman.htm

An interview with Jon Entine, author of Abraham's Children: Race, Identity and the DNA of the Chosen People:

http://reformjudaismmag.org/Articles/index.cfm?id=1321

A non-technical overview "Genetics and Jewish Identity" by Diana Muir Appelbaum and Paul S. Appelbaum MD was published in the Jerusalem Post, Feb 11, 2008:

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202742130771&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull


For an overview of the human migration out of Africa and an interactive map and timeline where you can trace your Haplogroup, check out the National Geographic Genographic Project website:

https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/

Y-DNA Haplogroup migration map:

http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/AMSqRYu01Fe6m307cMVmYEmBYMBrRHvUhp_fwC715YZqSCQDeV5CYHGMFjUaCJa4oe499hZYphBGzzpL8WQxzEItytqwel8zETw/FTDNA%20Y-DNA%20Migrations%20Map_1.jpg

A Glossary:

http://www.isogg.org/course/glossary.htm

Wikipedia is also a reliable source for information pertaining to genetic genealogy

I highly recommend the book DNA & Genealogy by Colleen Fitzpatrick and Andrew Yeiser.