A blogger identified Andrew Pochter as an American Jew in an article about the young man who was killed during Egyptian protests.
A comment at the end of the article states, "Too much of this article is riddled with falsehoods. Andrew Pochter was and still is one of my closest friends. Although one of this parents is jewish, he was raised christian and did not identify as a jewish american."
http://www.jewishpress.com/blogs/shiloh-musings/why-was-andrew-pochter-in-egypt-not-israel/2013/06/30/
Another blogger wrote, "he was the child of a Christian mother and a Jewish father."
http://onbeingboth.wordpress.com/2013/07/01/mourning-andrew-pochter-bridge-builder-from-a-christian-and-jewish-interfaith-family/
I wondered whether those who wrote the headlines in articles about Mr. Pochter were aware of his family roots when they identified him as being Jewish. Orthodox Jews identify someone as Jewish only if the individual's mother was Jewish.
Kirk Douglas has penned an article titled On Jews and Justice.
I've lived a long time. Almost 97 years. I've seen a lot of fear-mongering, bigotry and discrimination.
... Meanwhile, I will never forget my first bloody nose. It always reminds me of why I'm proud to be a Jew.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kirk-douglas/antisemitism-jews-justice_b_3530590.html
Would Kirk Douglas's son, Michael, be described as Jewish?
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