[Avodah] Jew Or Not?

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In a message dated 6/10/2009, djhavin at iprimus.com.au writes:

>>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.... 
She will need to  verify as a matter of fact that she is the sixth 
generation matrilineal  descendant of the couple.... 
Assuming that all  this can be substantiated, is she entitled to be 
considered a Jew by a Beth  Din without further ado?<< 
DJH
 
>>>>>
I think most rabbanim would say that she needs a gerus misafek if, at the  
time of her birth, her mother was a Christian (even if the mother was  
halachically Jewish by matrilineal descent).  
 
 
--Toby  Katz
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