Ashkenazi is an ethnicity in and of itself that is of the Jewish people just like Sephardic, or Mizrahi, or Italkim etc. One can be a Jew and not be of these ethnicities; trust me I’ve seen Indian Jews in Israel. The only reason you’re getting markers for Ashkenazi or any ethnicity is because those people didn’t have a wife gene pool because they were quarantined from the rest of society. This is also where a lot of the diseases come in to play. I hate to break it to you but you’d get the same results if you tested for the Amish, but that doesn’t mean the Amish are a separate race; they also have many of the same genetic disorders that Jews have. You’re a Jew if you were born of a Jewish mother or you convert in accordance with Jewish Law. Both events will make you 100% wholly and full Jewish. Have a great day!
In reply to My ethnicity according to 23 by Judy McMillan
Ashkenazi is an ethnicity in and of itself that is of the Jewish people just like Sephardic, or Mizrahi, or Italkim etc. One can be a Jew and not be of these ethnicities; trust me I’ve seen Indian Jews in Israel. The only reason you’re getting markers for Ashkenazi or any ethnicity is because those people didn’t have a wife gene pool because they were quarantined from the rest of society. This is also where a lot of the diseases come in to play. I hate to break it to you but you’d get the same results if you tested for the Amish, but that doesn’t mean the Amish are a separate race; they also have many of the same genetic disorders that Jews have. You’re a Jew if you were born of a Jewish mother or you convert in accordance with Jewish Law. Both events will make you 100% wholly and full Jewish. Have a great day!