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Lifshitz

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  • Elise Friedman
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Please join us in an exciting new initiative to attempt to identify connections between Lifshitz families from all over the world! Using DNA, we now have the opportunity to go beyond our genealogical paper-trail brickwalls and discover whether different Lifshitz families are genetically related to each other. All that's required is a simple, painless cheek swab from a male Lifshitz in your family, and the scientists at Family Tree DNA will do the rest!
Participation Requirements:
Please carefully read the following requirements for participation in the Lifshitz DNA Project. These requirements are quite easy to comply with, and they will ensure the most successful project possible.
  1. Participants must be male with the Lifshitz surname (or an appropriate variation or change from an original Lifshitz surname). Females do not have a Y chromosome, which is required for this type of DNA project. Researchers who do not qualify to take the DNA test themselves are strongly encouraged to recruit a male Lifshitz from their family to participate in this project.
  2. We strongly recommend testing 37 markers for the best results of this project.
  3. Please be prepared to complete the following requirements after you receive your DNA results:
    • Specify your earliest known patrilineal and/or matrilineal ancestor(s) and the town they were from under the Setup Preferences tab of your myFTDNA webpage.
    • Follow the instructions on your Setup Preferences page to specify the town of origin by latitute/longitude. This will mark your town on the member distribution map below.
    • Upload a GEDCOM showing your qualifying patrilineal and/or matrilineal ancestry to your myFTDNA webpage.
How to Join:
Log in to your personal myFTDNA webpage. Click MyProjects, then Join a Project.  Scroll to the Surname Projects category and click the L link. Then click the "Lifshitz" link and follow the instructions to submit a join request.
If you have never purchased a Family Tree DNA or Genographic Project test kit and don't already have a Family Tree DNA or Genographic Project account, please use the Join link to purchase your DNA kit and join the Lifshitz DNA Project. Please remember, only male Lifshitz family members can be tested for the purpose of this project!
How Many Markers?
We recommend testing at least 37 markers.  The more markers you test, the more refined your results will be. If you match a person at only 12 markers, there's no guarantee that you are related to that person or the connection may be thousands of years ago, before reasonable genealogical timeframes. However, a match at 37 markers or more generally indicates a relationship within the past few hundred years.		 As of Nov 2020, Y-DNA prices are:

12 Markers: $59
37 Markers: $99 Recommended!
111 Markers: $199