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[–] Undearius@lemmy.ca 79 points 5 months ago (4 children)

What does "half Jewish half Irish" even mean?

One parent is Irish and the other is Jewish.

[–] Ummdustry@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 months ago

Or one parent was Irish and Jewish and the other was french and atheist

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If it’s the mother then they are Jewish, if it’s the father they are not

[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I didn't know the genes for Judaism were located in the X chromosome.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] Abnorc@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

This comes from the religious law. I don’t think it has anything to do with chromosomes. There are still families that traditionally believe that though, despite not being religious. I haven’t met many people who identify as Jewish or partially Jewish due to their father being Jewish though.

[–] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today -3 points 5 months ago

You can be raised by one Jewish parent and one Other parent and still not be a follower of Judaism. You might still have a Jewish cultural heritage and place in the world despite differing theological views.