This is the FamilyTreeDNA website of the Jewish Genetic Discovery Foundation. Our mission to do perform in-depth research into the genetic history of Jewish communities across the world and to find their connections with each other. **Our goal is simple: to learn as much as possible about the various Jewish populations and the connections between them. By becoming a member of this project, you are helping with our research. Please note that by joining this project means giving limited permission for us to use your results in our studies. We will not use your name, but we could potentially use information such as your haplogroup and ancestral country of origin. Members are free to remove permission by leaving the project at any time.**