Donald Snyder, The Forward: Jewish-born Polish priest dreams of Aliyah
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Title:nothing new
Name:Chris
City: WarsawState: Poland
stories of Jewish catholic priests barred from
aliyah are known. This is really a shame that in
Israel a formal definition of Jew is left only
to the religion, and if you don`t fulfill it,
ethnic descent is meaningless.

Ethnically I am half-Jew. Still, as a catholic
worshipper I am not considered in Israel as
entitled to immigrate under the Law of Return,
no matter how would I support your country.

Taking into account that it was mainly the
secularists, and not religious activists who
fought for and created Israel, this is really
a shame.