Anti-Semitic Hungarian Politician Discovers He is Jewish

[Mosby]

8. I pretty much agree with what you said

The fact is that Judaism has a matrilineal descent paradigm that is part of the law and I am not disputing that. But it's important to remember that anyone can convert to Judaism and in fact a child can be converted via a simple prayer. Like you I have noticed a lot of anti-Israel people claiming to be members of the tribe as a way to avoid accusations of anti-semitism and anti-Israel bias.

I usually don't talk about myself on DU but I think I would like to share with everyone that I am adopted. I don't have any "Jewish blood" in me and neither do my siblings. I think I might be part Welsh or Irish but I don't know because I don't have any rights as an adopted person regarding my genetic history etc. I have no idea who my birth parents are.

Being adopted has given me a deeper, more nuanced view of family and religion, honestly I don't know if I was "converted" as a child, it's not something I ever asked my parents about. I did grow up in a very observant home though and never felt like I was not really part of my family or the Jewish community. For me religion has always been about belief and practice, not who your parents are or were.