When Scotland Was Jewish

Elizabeth Caldwell Hirschman is a professor of marketing at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey and a professor at the University of Virginia–Wise. She has written widely on genealogy and ethnic identity. Donald N. Yates is an American genealogist, cultural historian and DNA investigator. He lives in Longmont, Colorado. For more information visit his official site at www.donaldyates.com.

• Table of ContentsPreface      1. The Origins of Scotland      2. DNA and Population Studies: “But Why Do You Think They Were Jewish?”      3. Genealogies of the First Wave of Jewish Families, 1100–1350 C.E.      4. Genealogies of the Second Wave of Jewish Families, 1350–1700 C.E.      5. The Early Jews of France, 700–1200 C.E.      6. When Did Jews Arrive in Scotland?      7. To Scotland’s Stirling, Ayr, and Glasgow      8. The Knights Templar, Freemasons and Cabala in Scotland      9. The Judaic Colony at Aberdeen      10. The Religions of Scotland: Did Presbyterianism Have Crypto-Jewish Origins?      11. Jews in the National Consciousness of Scotland: Scott’s Ivanhoe      Appendix A: Raw Scores for Participants in Melungeon DNA Surname Project      Appendix B: Naming and Jewish Priest-Kings      Appendix C: Early Jewish Names in France and England      Appendix D: Davidic Jewish Genealogies      Appendix E: Border Reiver DNA      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index

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