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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: angryChineseKahanist on August 01, 2018, 01:26:57 PM

Title: Rabbi Paul Ryan is Jewish
Post by: angryChineseKahanist on August 01, 2018, 01:26:57 PM
Well, not exactly.
He has 3% Jewish blood.  So, his great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandparents were Jewish.
In which case I would be able to claim to be Jewish too.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ryan-discovers-jewish-heritage-on-pbs-show/ar-BBLlZUY?OCID=ansmsnnews11
Title: Re: Rabbi Paul Ryan is Jewish
Post by: Zelhar on August 01, 2018, 05:35:51 PM
I think 3% doesn't make the cut. We should set the bar at 1/16 like the native American tribes do.
Title: Re: Rabbi Paul Ryan is Jewish
Post by: briann on August 01, 2018, 07:29:11 PM
I think 3% doesn't make the cut. We should set the bar at 1/16 like the native American tribes do.

LOL.   There are certain U.S. colleges that are so desperate to get native representation, that they've lowered that down to 32nd.

It's kinda sad though... the tribes were making progress... until the government starting handing out free money to them.... Now they are poorer than the blacks.
Title: Re: Rabbi Paul Ryan is Jewish
Post by: briann on August 01, 2018, 07:30:53 PM
I think 3% doesn't make the cut. We should set the bar at 1/16 like the native American tribes do.

If it's purely maternal... is there a cutoff?
Title: Re: Rabbi Paul Ryan is Jewish
Post by: Binyamin Yisrael on August 01, 2018, 10:28:58 PM
I think 3% doesn't make the cut. We should set the bar at 1/16 like the native American tribes do.


As long as Senator Pocahontas is happy. LOL!

Title: Re: Rabbi Paul Ryan is Jewish
Post by: Zelhar on August 02, 2018, 06:43:17 AM
As I understand it theoretically there is no cut off but in practice having just one maternal jewish ancestot when someone is multiple generations removed from any connection to a Jewish identity, then there is "doubt" he/she wouldn't automatically be recognized as a Jew.

If it's purely maternal... is there a cutoff?
Title: Re: Rabbi Paul Ryan is Jewish
Post by: Aces High on August 02, 2018, 06:47:24 PM
He's got no reason to be upset about it, it's only 3%.  :laugh:    But seriously, it doesn't hurt the gene pool, it only helps it.  The Jewish brain power.