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Being Jewish is decided by your mother. If one's mother (as well as her mother, etc.) was Jewish, then so are you. Some people mistakenly think that having either parent, father or mother, is enough to be Jewish, but this is incorrect according to Jewish law. Still, some Reform groups do consider a child Jewish if their father is Jewish and the child was raised as a Jew. Additionally, someone who's converted to Judaism according to its laws is a Jew

the last name is not always a reliable indicator as to whether a person is jewish.

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