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23andMe

A 23andMe test kit sits on a store shelf. (Mike Mozart via Flicker/CC BY 2.0)
Posted inOpinion

When exploring ancestry risks family privacy: Lessons from the 23andMe hack

Danielle Sobkin (Courtesy) by Danielle Sobkin February 26, 2026February 26, 2026

It starts with something disarmingly simple: a plastic tube, a few drops of saliva and a click. The promise is connection — to a cousin you never knew, a whole […]

Kimberly Schroder shows off her 23andMe results. (Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inTech

Data on Ashkenazi Jews hacked from 23andMe

Valerie Demicheva by Valerie Demicheva October 13, 2023October 13, 2023
The family of Mayer Goldberg in Ukraine, with Mayer's father Eliyahu standing in the center. Generations later, their descendants reconnected in America thanks to 23andMe genetic tests.
Posted inNews

Generations after their ancestor left Ukraine, long-lost family members find each other on opposite coasts

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky January 13, 2022January 18, 2022
The headquarters of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel in Jerusalem. (JTA/Flash90)
Posted inEditorial

The thrill of genetic genealogical discoveries should be tempered by ethical concerns

by J. Editorial Board December 3, 2019December 3, 2019
Kimberly Schroder shows off her 23andMe results. (Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inBay Area

A Bay Area woman wanted to discover her Jewish roots. She ended up finding her biological father.

by Gabriel Greschler December 2, 2019December 3, 2019

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