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Question: Is the name, Richman, of somewhat jewish descendant!?
My dad says that his grandparents both spoke Yiddish, which I'm pretty sure is a Jewish dialect!.!.!.& my dad also said that the last name, Richman, which many people in the U!.S!. have, is of Jewish Descent!.!.!.!.can anyone help me with this name on it's backround!.!.!.!?

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Yiddish is dialect of German spoken by Ashkenazi Jews thorughout Europe!.

Now, any name can be Jewish!. A lot of names in the U!.S!. are viewed as Jewish as a large portion of immigrants to the U!.S!. with certain names were Jewish while back in their country of origin the same name was used by Jews and non Jews alike!.

also, you have to consider that Orthodox and Conservative Judaism do not define a Jew by the father or the religious faith but by the mother alone!. The state they get the nation from the mother and the tribe from the father!. If they don't have a Jewish father, they belong to the tribe of the nearest male relative on the mother's side of the family!. They state if they don't have a Jewish mother, the only way they can be Jewish is to convert to Judaism!.

Reform Jews define a Jew solely by the religion alone!.Www@QuestionHome@Com