Members of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island and their families are welcome to join the JGSLI DNA project. JGSLI members can join the DNA project by ordering one or more of the following tests: Family Finder (traces all ancestral lines); mtDNA (traces direct maternal line); Y-DNA (males only, traces the direct paternal line).

LEARNING ABOUT GENETIC GENEALOGY:

Family Tree DNA learning center:    www.familytreedna.com/learn/
Family Tree DNA webinars:    www.familytreedna.com/learn/ftdna/webinars/

ISOGG beginner's guide to genetic genealogy:  www.isogg.org/wiki/Beginners'_guides_to_genetic_genealogy

A glossary for those unfamiliar with the terminology used by genetic genealogists can be found at:     www.isogg.org/course/glossary.htm

Some helpful books:  Genetic Genealogy, The Basics and Beyond by Emily D. Aulicino, 2013
                                Legacy:  A Genetic History of the Jewish People by Harry Ostrer, 2012


Some helpful Facebook groups:  Tracing the Tribe    www.facebook.com/groups/20364215746/
                                                Sephardic Jews in Poland    www.facebook.com/groups/PolSephardim/

Helpful websites on Sephardic genealogy:   Harry Stein's   www.sephardim.com       
                                                               Jeff Malka's   www.sephardicgen.com

Wikipedia is also a reliable source for information on genetic genealogy