You need immediate family. I think even if your mother's mother's mother was a jew, it doesn't count because that's too far removed. If there's any break in that, then you definitely don't count because you need the mothers to count.
If the jewishness gets passed by a male, there is a break and you are not considered to be a real jew. There is a Reddit post on c/General about someone like this. The original poster is Russian with some jewish family so the jews were allowed to bring their immediate family, but the OP is not a "real jew".
You need immediate family. I think even if your mother's mother's mother was a jew, it doesn't count because that's too far removed. If there's any break in that, then you definitely don't count because you need the mothers to count.
How can there be a "break"? If my mother's grandmother was half Jewish, all female descendants will be part Jewish.
I'm far more Jewish than Elizabeth Warren is Native American, that's for sure.
If the jewishness gets passed by a male, there is a break and you are not considered to be a real jew. There is a Reddit post on c/General about someone like this. The original poster is Russian with some jewish family so the jews were allowed to bring their immediate family, but the OP is not a "real jew".
Oh yeah, mine is straight matrilineal.
I know the dealio.