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Not sure what you mean by "recognized". If the father is Jewish, he's Jewish. The child of a Jewish father and a non-Jewish mother was traditionally not considered Jewish and both Orthodox and Conservative Jewish authorities retain this ruling. Reform Judaism recognizes the offspring of a Jewish father and non-Jewish mother to be Jewish.
The reason for the original ruling is actually quite logical: when a woman gives birth, it is quite clear that she is the biological parent of her offspring. It is not so obvious who fathered the child. Of course today, there is technology that can prove paternity, but that is a very recent development.
Therefore, a Jew is traditionally defined as a child of a Jewish mother or someone who converts to Judaism.
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