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New Study Discloses Christopher Columbus's Jewish Heritage

Christopher Columbus was secretly Jewish, new DNA study reveals

A new DNA study on the 500-year-old remains of Christopher Columbus has found that the controversial explorer was actually a Sephardic Jew from western Europe.Spanish researchers announced their findings in a new documentary,

El País in English · 1d

Study finds Christopher Columbus’s DNA ‘compatible’ with Sephardic Jewish origins

A new documentary explores 20 years of research into the navigator’s roots, suggesting his birthplace is in the ‘western Mediterranean’

Reuters · 2d

Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, study finds

Theories have ranged from the 15th-century explorer being a Spanish Jew or a Greek, to Basque, Portuguese or British.

The Forward1d

Columbus may have had Jewish heritage — that doesn’t mean he was Jewish

Columbus may have been genetically Jewish, but that doesn't mean he saw himself that way — or that Jews have cause to ...

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Shema In The Bomb Shelter

We could hear the muted sound of sirens and explosions above us. Israel was clearly under attack, but I felt comforted and protected in this spiritual cocoon of unity and prayer.

RNS on MSN7d

After months of disarray, Israel elects a Sephardic chief rabbi

RNS is an independent, nonprofit, and award-winning source of global news on religion, spirituality, and culture. Founded in ...

Columbus remains, verified after 500 years, show he was Jewish: documentary

A 22-year investigation by Spanish forensic researchers concluded that Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe.

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