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ELI5: Is being Jewish a religon or is it a race ??
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You can be Jewish (religion) by birth or by choice. You can be culturally Jewish , but not religious if you have a Jewish mother. Racially there are Jews of all nations. Most think of European Jews (Ashkenaz), but there are Black Jews of Ethiopia,  Indian Jews (Menasha tribe), North African (Sephardic) and even Chinese Jews from the time of Marco Polo.