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About this episode

Prof. Karl Skorecki of the Technion Faculty of Medicine talks about his headline-grabbing discovery that the lineage of the modern-day Kohanim - the descendants of the tribe of Jewish priests - can be traced back to a single male ancestor. He also discusses the research that proved that 40 percent of Ashkenazi Jews are descendants of just four 'founding mothers.'

• Release Date

  Dec 8, 2008

• Runtime

  16:49