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Are you Jewish if your mother's mother was Jewish?
Yes. According to all sects of Judaism, a child is Jewish if the child's mother is Jewish.
How do you know if you are unknowingly Jewish heritage?
In Jewish law you are Jewish if your mother is Jewish. So long as you know that your mother and her mother (and her mother, etc.) isn't Jewish then you are not Jewish. There is no magical (or medical or any scientific way) to know if you're Jewish.
Your mother's mother was a Jew are you?
You may be. Technically, if your mother is Jewish you're Jewish. So, if your mother's mother was Jewish your mother was Jewish and you're Jewish. However, if your mother wasn't raised Jewish and/or converted to another religion and you weren't raised Jewish, you might have to undergo conversion to Judaism if you wish to live as a Jew. This is something you would need to discuss with a rabbi.
Was adoplh hitlers mother Jewish?
No his mother was a German. NOT JEWISH.
How does someone get called to the Torah when the mother is Jewish and the father is not?
In Judaism, if the mother is Jewish, the child is Jewish.
When was Secrets of a Jewish Mother created?
Secrets of a Jewish Mother was created in 2010.
Is Alyson hannigan Jewish?
Her mother is Jewish, her father is not Jewish.
Are you Jewish if your grandmother was?
If your maternal grandmother is Jewish, her children are Jewish, including your mother, your mother's siblings, and all of your mother's children. If your paternal grandmother is Jewish and your maternal grandmother isn't, then you're not Jewish according to Torah-law.
Is it my mother or father that makes me Jewish?
According to Orthodox and Conservative law, you are only Jewish if your mother is Jewish. Reform Judaism recognizes you as Jewish if either parent is Jewish AND you were raised Jewish or have a Jewish identity.
Was Hitler's mother German Jewish?
No, she was not Jewish.
Was Amy Winehouse Jewish?
Her Mother is Jewish, and because Jewish heritage is traced through the mother, yes.Yes.
Is Barbara Hershey Jewish?
Her father was Jewish and her mother was a Presbyterian of Irish lineage. In Judaism, one is Jewish ONLY if one's birth mother is Jewish. The only other way to be Jewish is to convert. Since Barbara's mother was not Jewish and she never converted, that means Barbara Hershey is not Jewish. There is no such thing as "half-Jewish."
