Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 20, 2010 Page: 6 of 24
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6 I May 20,2010
TEXAS JEWISH POST SSINCE 1947
Dallas Doings
Bennett Greenspan:
discovering Jewish history
through the lens of DMA
testing
The Dallas Jewish Historical
Society will present another of-
fering of its "Harold A. Pollman
Lecture Series," with acclaimed
speaker and DNA expert, Bennett
Greenspan. The program will ac-
company the Dallas Jewish His-
torical Society's Annual Meeting
and board installation at 7 p.m. on
Wednesday, May 26 in the Zale Au-
ditorium of the Aaron Family JCC,
7900 Northaven Road, Dallas.
Bennett Greenspan will discuss
researching Jewish history through
the lens of DNA testing. His pre-
sentation will show the overlap be-
tween Jewish DNA found in Ash-
kenazi/Mizrachi and Sephardic
populations and will shed light on
the amazing stories that non-Jews
who have found a Jewish ancestry
share with him on a weekly basis.
Plus, Greenspan will discuss the new-
est test for finding Jewish relatives out
to 4th or 5th cousins.
Since its founding in 2000, Fam-
ily Tree DNA has become the largest
non-medical DNA testing company
in the world. As an entrepreneur
and life-long genealogy enthusiast,
Greenspan turned his hobby into a
full-time vocation and his effort and
innovation created the burgeoning
field of genetic genealogy. Family Tree
DNA is associated with the Arizona
Research Labs, led by Dr. Michael
Hammer, one of the world's leading
authorities in the field of Y-DNA ge-
netics. Renowned scientists serve on
its advisory board. With over 255,000
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now comprise the world's largest
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A native Nebraskan, Greenspan
received his B.A. from the University
of Texas and spent years investigating
the ancestors of his maternal grand-
father, an obsession which led to the
founding of Family Tree DNA. His
business career has spanned photo-
graphic equipment and supplies, real
estate, the pro-college website Go-
College.com, Family Tree DNA, and
is now involved in DNATraits.com, a
new medical genetic testing compa-
ny. A limited number of DNA test-
ing kits will be available for purchase
after his talk.
This program is part of a continu-
ing series graciously sponsored by
Harold Pollman for the purpose of
bringing to Dallas national experts
on topics of interest to the Dallas
Jewish community. Admission is
free and the program is open to the
public. For reservations, call214-239-
7120 or e-mail the Society at info@
djhs.org.
The Dallas Jewish Historical So-
ciety serves as a repository for arti-
facts, personal papers, and records of
individuals, organizations and busi-
nesses, documenting the contribu-
tions and growth of the entire Dal-
las Jewish community.
Akiba will be in bloom next
Wednesday, May 26
Akiba Academy will hold its
first Fine Arts Festival, "Bloom,"
sponsored by Discovery, Akiba's
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a visual arts gallery filling Akiba's
hallways, performances by the
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Mandarin and Spanish classes.
Theater Troupe and ballet dancers
will entertain. For more informa-
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Erwin Waldman golf
tournament set for June 7
The Aaron Family Jewish Com-
munity Center of Dallas is proud
to announce the 23rd annual
North Dallas Bank & Trust Co./
Erwin Waldman golf tournament.
It will take place from 7:30 a.m. to
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