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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DNA test results came out. [b] It says 100% European Jew[/b].  That makes sense on my dad's side.

But I know my mom's family came through Spain/Morocco due to strong Sephardic traditions and pronunciations that they kept in her ultra-Orthodox family growing up. Her last name is Levy, which is even a Sephardic last name, and she looks Spanish with olive skin and dark hair, so it even makes sense.  They did live in Europe when they escaped the Holocaust but they were a small handful of Sephardic Jews living in Europe.

So why doesn't my DNA say Spanish/Northern Africa or ANYTHING that I would expect?

Or is this a sign that my mom isn't my mom?

I just am trying to digest this information and I cannot find anything helpful on a google search.

Please help.[/quote]

Technically you can be  It says 100% European Jew because! Spain IS an European country and because even if they ended up in different regions they are still called Sephradic becuase of being associated with Spanish roots.

[i]The descendants of Jews who left Spain or Portugal after the 1492 expulsion are referred to as Sephardim. The word “Sephardim” comes from the Hebrew word for Spain, Sepharad, that is stated in the Bible.
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[i][b]It is believed that Jews have lived in Spain since the era of King Solomon (c.965-930 B.C.E.)[/b]. Little information can be found on these Jews until the beginning of the first century. We do know that in 305 C.E., the Council of Toledo passed an edict forbidding Jews from blessing the crops of non-Jews and prohibiting Jews and non-Jews from eating together.[/i]

[img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Sepharadic_Migrations.jpg[/img]

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/sephardim[/quote]

You have to read the rest of the thread.  It's explained that Jewish Europe carves out Spain.[/quote]

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