[nmh]

"Born to a Jewish father and an Italian Catholic mother"

She's actually NOT Jewish. To be Jewish her mother must be Jewish. Her mother is Catholic.

[Destro]

Well in reality your wrong on a technicality. Jewish is a religion not an ethnicity. The term when translated is Hebrew. Your mother needs to be Hebrew to be considered a Hebrew. In the English language Jewish has become a catch all for Hebrew.

[Commie Basher]

She's actually NOT Jewish. To be Jewish her mother must be Jewish.

I don't think most modern Jews accept that (except when they don't want to consider someone they're ashamed of to be Jewish, like Dr. Laura). I've met any number of Jews in NY and LA, the liberal modern sort, who regard themselves as Jewish or half-Jewish irrespective of which parent is Jewish.

[Commie Basher]

She's actually NOT Jewish. To be Jewish her mother must be Jewish.

BTW, what reason for this rule? A talk radio caller, after discovering her own Jewish roots, claimed to have studied the issue. She said the rule exists because in ancient and medieval times, rape was common. Tribes and warriors would routinely raid each others' villages. So because rape was so common, it was often impossible to tell who the father was, but if you had a Jewish mother, you were certainly at least part Jewish.

Don't know if it's true, but it's an interesting theory.