As an only child raised far away from all family I find ancestry hugely interesting. Wanting to be part of a tribe is an inherently human trait. Finding jewish

As an only child raised far away from all family I find ancestry hugely interesting. Wanting to be part of a tribe is an inherently human trait. Finding jewish ancestry and that those that didn't leave eastern Europe were wiped out GREATLY changed my motivation to protect all people. Finding out that my quite unassuming grandfather (who made a huge difference in America's 80s farm crisis at the cost of his entire career in the 70s and was blacklisted from employment forever) descended from basically every European nobile and was more royal than my ex's side (who are very proud of their silver set handed down from their nobility) was so, so gratifying.