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It was mentioned briefly as an example of a memoir about discovering surprising family secrets through DNA testing. Shapiro was raised in an Orthodox Jewish family and discovered through a DNA test that her father was not her biological father.
I have. I haven't read it.
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Episode: Extra: Why Is 23andMe Going Under? (Update)
It was mentioned briefly as an example of a memoir about discovering surprising family secrets through DNA testing. Shapiro was raised in an Orthodox Jewish family and discovered through a DNA test that her father was not her biological father.
I have. I haven't read it.
She came from an Orthodox Jewish family and she was always the blonde outlier.
She was very, very, very, very proud of her family's Orthodox history and ancestry.
And so for her, it was jarring because she had no idea that her father was not her biological father.
Let me tell you what it's like to find out you were wrong, just plain wrong about who you are and where you come from.
Episode: 378. 23andMe (and You, and Everyone Else)
The book was mentioned in passing, in the context of a discussion on how DNA testing can impact the way people perceive their identity and family history.
I have. I haven't read it. She came from an Orthodox Jewish family and she was always the blonde outlier.
Let me tell you what it's like to find out you were wrong, just plain wrong about who you are and where you come from.
To look in the mirror one day and see a stranger staring back at you. That's what happened to me.
A family secret was kept from me for my entire life. And in the middle of the night I sometimes ask myself this question. Who am I?
Who am I now that I know the truth?