Constructing black Jews: Genetic tests and the Lemba - The 'Black Jews' of South Africa
Conference
Parfitt, T. (2003). Constructing black Jews: Genetic tests and the Lemba - The 'Black Jews' of South Africa
. 3(2), 112-118. 10.1046/j.1471-8731.2003.00066.x
Parfitt, T. (2003). Constructing black Jews: Genetic tests and the Lemba - The 'Black Jews' of South Africa
. 3(2), 112-118. 10.1046/j.1471-8731.2003.00066.x
This commentary examines the use of Y-chromosome testing to reconstruct a genetic ancestry for the Lemba, a group in southern Africa that has long considered itself Jewish. The commentary looks especially at the reasons why this project drew such attention from the mainstream media.