Unveiling My Ancestry: iGENEA DNA Test and the Revelation of the Sass Surname
Family name Sass
We often live our lives without realizing the profound history that our last names carry. With the curiosity to unfold the significance behind my surname 'Sass,' I took the iGENEA DNA test. The results were a journey back through history, traversing continents, cultures, and history itself, painting a picture far more diverse and compelling than I ever imagined. Conclusively, the DNA test gave my surname a new lease of existence and a revitalized identity.
As a person eternally infatuated by the mysteries of family roots and ancestry, my iGENEA DNA test results has incredibly added indelible hues to my understanding of my family’s past. It finally quenched my insatiable curiosity about the significance of the surname 'Sass'.
The results highlighted a route saturated in history, drifting across the profound depths of past centuries, back to the former Jewish diaspora throughout the continents. It illustrated that a significant portion of my DNA comes from the Eastern European Jewish population, and that ‘Sass’ finds its origin in the Azkenazi Jewish communities throughout Eastern Europe.
Without ambiguity, the results have fostered a newfound understanding of my surname, my ethnic roots and my family history. The previously held hypothesis that our family was exclusively German dissolved into a much more complex and interesting story. Radical new perspectives on my lineage have surfaced: ancestors who fled Anti-Semitism, survived pogroms and holocausts, leaving Eastern Europe and Russia in the quest for a better life.
While I didn't grow up practicing Judaism or participate in Jewish culture, this newfound revelation has sparked a sense of pride and a hunger to learn more – about the culture, traditions, history, and challenges faced by my forebears. This knowledge lends me a brighter sense of identity, and connects me to a larger community.
Simultaneously, the test revealed connections to some distant relatives who share my surname. This has motivated me to reach out and attempt to build bridges – rekindling relations that were lost to time and geographical intervention.
Ultimately, the transformation from a simple German ‘Sass’ to an Ashkenazi Jewish ‘Sass’ has changed the way I perceive my family identity. It has provided me a platform to delve deeper into my roots, nurturing a stronger connection with my past and giving my surname a new lease of life.
P. Sass