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WHO IS A JEW: Identity Issues

There are many kinds of Jews: Ashkenazim, Sephardim, Kohanim, Levites. And there are many legal definitions of Jewishness. The historical definition--anyone born to a Jewish mother--is no longer so simple, with denominational differences regarding conversion standards and patrilineal descent.

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