Studies that have aimed to characterise large-scale Jewish genetic diversity and to map Jewish origins haven’t included Lemba DNA among their Jewish comparative samples. I point this out because ...

Tudor Parfitt, the protagonist of the NOVA documentary "Lost Tribes of Israel," made a journey through southern Africa to study the unusual traditions of a black African tribe called the Lemba.

NOVA: How were you chosen to find Sena? Parfitt: I became very friendly with the spiritual head of the Lemba, Professor Mathiva, whom I met right at the beginning of my research. He specifically ...