Legacy: A Genetic History of the Jewish People
"... for the specialist and anyone touched by the enduring debate over Jewish identity, this book is indispensable." -The Jewish Daily Forward"fascinating book" -Library Journal"Ostrer approaches the whole subject from a scientific stance, and he has something provocative but also important to say to any reader who has wondered about what it takes to be an authentic Jew." -- Jonathan Kirsch,The Jewish Journal of Los Angeles"The story of the Jews-their origins and migrations-is encoded in their DNA, and Ostrer (a geneticist at the Albert Einstein School of Medicine) shows how the story can be told without ideological ax-grinding."--Jewish Ideas Daily(a 2012 notable book)