Now in its fifth season, the series takes advantage of new advancements in genealogy and genetics to look into the history of American celebrities. In upcoming episodes Gates and his team investigate the pasts of diverse subjects like former U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii and “Game of Thrones” author George R. R. Martin. They also found that the former Republican leader is a descendant of Ashkenazi Jews, based on his DNA. “As the brothers on the streets say: DNA don’t lie.”The show on Ryan and Gabbard, who is running for president, airs on most PBS stations on Tuesday. She turned out to be from a German-Jewish family that emigrated to Berkeley, California, during World War II.

Source: National Post February 11, 2019 21:33 UTC