[justiceseeker93]

As far as Soros is concerned, I believe his collaborating with the Nazis is an indicator of his apostasy, and he has never (to the best of my knowledge) explained it or apologized for it. Nor, to the best of my knowledge, has he shown any inkling of reidentifying as a Jew. Admittedly, we should both delve into Soros' status in more detail before coming up with a definitive conclusion.

As for the more general issue as to "Who is a Jew?", you have to agree that there are some cases where this is a thorny problem. Israel has had to define Jewishness for the purpose of immigration policy, and that legal definition of "Jew" in Israel has caused some controversy. Most notoriously, there have been young Russian immigrants to Israel admitted as "Jews" who have no immediate Jewish family background and who have caused a lot of trouble in Israel by perpetrating antisemitic incidents.

[SJackson]

There isn’t any question about the status of the child of a Jewish mother, he/she is a Jew. Soros may be an as*hole, but he’s a Jewish as*hole. There’s really nothing to delve into. Our opinion of his actions are irrelevant, other than perhaps under the laws of Cherem, and even then if expelled from the community, or as an apostate he’s still a Jew.

Israel doesn’t “rule” on who’s a Jew, those issues would be dealt with by the Rabbinate if there was a question. Israel’s law of return is based on persecution as a Jew, not one’s status as a Jew. A Russian with a Jewish grandfather but a gentile mother who hasn’t adopted another religion can immigrate, since a Jewish grandfather could be the basis for persecution. Under the Reich, whose standards Israel adopted. However he would not be considered a Jew. Unless he converted. Orthodox conversion only, which is the issue you’re alluding to. But many Russian immigrants aren’t considered Jews by the Rabbinate.