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Who Is Jewish? British Court Weighs In

First Posted: 3/18/10 Updated: 5/25/11

Politics Daily:

This week, I'd like to ask whether our identity is determined fundamentally by what we do or by our blood.

Yeah, I know. That's heady, metaphysical stuff for snowy days late in December. But it's a question directly raised in a landmark decision by Britain's Supreme Court, which ruled last Wednesday that it was illegal for a state-funded Jewish school to base its admissions policy on whether or not the applicant's mother was Jewish.

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This week, I'd like to ask whether our identity is determined fundamentally by what we do or by our blood. Yeah, I know. That's heady, metaphysical stuff for snowy days late in December. But it's a q...
This week, I'd like to ask whether our identity is determined fundamentally by what we do or by our blood. Yeah, I know. That's heady, metaphysical stuff for snowy days late in December. But it's a q...
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