Who Is a Jew? Court Ruling in Britain Raises Question
Who Is a Jew? Court Ruling in Britain Raises Question By SARAH LYALL November 7, 2009 LONDON — The questions before the judges in Courtroom No. 1 of Britain’s Supreme Court were as ancient and as complex as Judaism itself. David Lightman with his daughter, who was denied admission to the Jews' Free School because her mother's conversion was not recognized. But a court ruling has voided the admissions policy. Who is a Jew? And who gets to decide? On the surface, the court was considering a straightforward challenge to the admissions policy of a Jewish high school in London....
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