[G. Warrener]

Originally Posted by Franek Grabowski

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Oh, the boys are Jewish but they cannot reproduce Jews. They are the end of the line.

Boys have to be circumsized - matrilineal descent is a fundamental of Judaism, and remained unquestioned for 3,100 years until the rise of the Jewish Reform movement in the late 18th century.
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The source for matrilineal descent is from the Bible itself, where it discusses the prohibition against marrying out of the Faith. The Bible says that you may not give over your child to a non-Jewish spouse as he may turn your son away from you.

The bible, in describing the grandson as “your son” implies that he is Jewish, whereas the non-Jewish child-in-law is depicted as a male. This is understood to mean that the religion goes after the mother.


This is not that clear. A rather complicated issue, especially as there is nobody in kind of Pope there, someone who makes a general interpretation of holy books.

Benedetto is well aware of how & where his employment originates.
RABBIS spend their lives interpreting. The devout listen & learn from rabbis



She was Lidya Litvyak - I am not sure if Litvyak and Litvak is the same name but if it was Jewish, I am certain she was awared of it. By the way, Litvak is used as a synonymous of a Russian Jew.

You are more precise than I am Francis
I am not too sure if Soviet 1930s society permitted obedience to Jewish religious practice. For me she is Jewish only if she was aware of her faith - and followed it. I have similar 'doubts' about Stanford-Tuck, as I have never found reference to him being a practising Jew ?
As for Melitta........

I am not interested in Soviet/Eastern European prejudices. I am interested in the victims of such prejudices. I find certain chapters in First Kill sad. But as with S. Skalski in his later years - I will not judge - their lives were not my life and as pilots, both were exceptionally skilled, brave and served the allied cause superbly. Their personal views may have been expressed - but that was their right of speech. I am neither a Polish Catholic nor a Polish Jew.



Why, I do not see religious Jews there?

Correct - a "Church" is to a Jew a buiding from which only trouble and strife can be expected - maybe this will change - but as long as those who go into churches deny the origins of their beliefs - I (personally) suspect that caution is the better part of valour for those who choose to remain outside, and true to the original source



You are simplifying the whole picture.
Thank you



I have not murdered anybody! At least as yet!

lucky for you...I encourage your restraint. Repentance is better than salvation.....

TTFN
Graham