[Avodah] Jew Or Not?

[David J Havin]

I have a friend whose son is presently courting a girl from New Zealand.

She was not raised as a Jew but I have now ascertained that her mother's,
mother's, mother's, mother's parents were both Jews and that they were
married by the Minister of the first congregation in Sydney in 1853.  The
original marriage register exists and it has been microfilmed by the
Australian Jewish Historical Society.  I hope to have a photocopy of the
extract within the next few days.

She will need to verify as a matter of fact that she is the sixth generation
matrilineal descendant of the couple - presumably by reference to various
Registries of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Australia and New Zealand.

Assuming that all this can be substantiated, is she entitled to be
considered a Jew by a Beth Din without further ado?

DJH