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The Jewish-Romani connection: Are Gypsies descendants of tribe of Simeon?
Yaniv Pohoryles
Published: 05.05.18, 23:55
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31. From Italy
Tania Kanns ,   Italy   (01.12.19)
From Italy .My father has sinti and Roma origins.my paternal dna is Ashkenazi
32. Peruvian
Jorge ,   Whittier, CA   (02.09.19)
I have a reason to believe that my family are Jews but we have no proof. All the proof that I have is a Ancestry.com test that says I'm 1% Jewish. So does that make me Jewish per se? Or do I need a higher percentage. Please let me know. Thanks.
33. Mr
Israel Bhooshi ,   Liverpool   (06.17.19)
Yes I agree
Bene Ephraim India
34. Mr
זדנקו ,   Leicester   (08.16.19)
You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and you shall be my people, and I will be your God. -Ezekiel 36:28
And I will deliver you from all your uncleannesses. And I will summon the grain and make it abundant and lay no famine upon you. -Ezekiel 36:29
I will make the fruit of the tree and the increase of the field abundant, that you may never again suffer the disgrace of famine among the nations. -Ezekiel 36:30
Then you will remember your evil ways, and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and your abominations. -Ezekiel 36:31
God bless you hire it’s your answer
35. We accepted the Moroccans, why not the Gypsies?
Avi ,   NYC   (11.12.19)
Breeding down is an interesting strategy.
36. Gypsy tribes
Maros K ,   United Kingdom   (11.19.19)
Gypsy people are the last tribes of Israel, majority of gypsy people have DNA taken and they share the same DNA code as jews from Israel. Also during WW2 jews and gypsy people were given same tattoos (sara) and been murdered because nazis know the truth of gypsy people.
37. The rabbinate will never recognize our friends the Romani.
jochair thijssen ,   kfar saba israel   (11.29.19)
We don't have a considerate and accomodating rabbinate.
38. Mr.
Michael Montes ,   Los angeles   (01.22.20)
Do these people even look Indian or hindi? Come on! Roma are the only other people other then jews that hold to leviticus laws of living for thousands of years. Jacob was a thief and liar too . Stole his brothers inheritance and lied to his father. Lol so there you go.
39. It's not concrete, but it's my ancestors migration routes.
Matthew Swift ,   Peterborough   (04.05.20)
The link at the bottom is the result of my DNA testing. It shows that my ancestors had origins in Egypt, crossed the Red Sea, ventured into southern Israel, went into Moab (presumably when in Chronicles, 500 Simeonites fought the Amalekites...I suppose). Then, finally were carted off into Assyria, and finally into Europe including Bulgaria, and Romania. My father always said I had Gypsies in my family tree, and my mother was certain there were Jews in my ancestry. There is no record of Jewish ancestry in my Geneological records and my DNA shows I am not related to the Cohen or the tribe of Judah. As an aside I am religious, I do my best to observe Torah (being a Torah-Observent Christian because there was a calling upon my heart to obey the Torah), and I often hear G-d in my prayers. In an answer to one of my prayers, after I fasted I remember distinctly hearing the Lord mentioning Simeon after I asked about my heritage. You can take it as you see it, but I feel the Lord does speak to his children. Anyway after research, and a few hundred dollars in DNA testing, I can say that this guy may not be far from the truth. There might be at the very least some plausibility to it, I think.

Here's the link to the photo tracing my ancestral routes, take a look for yourself: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ApQtyB8CbrTZ9u2T6
40. There different types of Gypsies.
(08.07.20)
Yeh, some researchers say the Gypsies from Jerusalem exiled to India and now labeled as India Gypsies,.
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