Are Jews A 'Race'? Can DNA Explain High Jewish IQ? Why Are There So Many Jewish Lawyers And Comedians?
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - 12:20
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Are modern Jews a ‘race’—the descendants of an ancient tribal people, as Biblical lore has it? Or do they trace their ancestry to Eurasia as Shlomo Sand, author of The Invention of the Jewish People, and Arthur Koestler in The Thirteenth Tribe, claim?The latest DNA research offers extraordinary insights into the origins of the Jewish people and its impact on each of us. I addressed this controversy a few years ago in my book, Abraham’s Children: Race, Identity and the DNA of the Chosen People. read more