Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Profile: Tatiana Lysenko

http://www.jewornotjew.com/profile.jsp?ID=1423

The Barcelona Olympics also featured my favorite Opening Ceremony moment, the lighting of the torch by an archer's arrow.

6 comments:

  1. Other than her induction into the Jewish Hall of Fame, what other evidence is there of her ethnicity? Is she Jewish on her mother's or father's side? (Lysenko is quite a Ukrainian last name, but who knows, really...)

    Also, why is she not "Borderline"? Does she publicly self-identify?

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  2. Nothing about self identification. Guess is father us Ukrainian, mother is Jewish.

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  3. Sounds Borderline to me, then.

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  4. Jewish mother:

    http://books.google.com/books?id=Xcfef_d2es4C&pg=PA196&lpg=PA196&dq=tatiana+lysenko+jewish&source=bl&ots=Yl_0uIdKUc&sig=q3r6IXQH0X6eZ9TiN1b6cHo2zLk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=PjdjUP2RHsPn0QG_iIFg&ved=0CEkQ6AEwCTgK#v=onepage&q=tatiana%20lysenko%20jewish&f=false

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  5. Good work!
    Still, Borderline (see Jemima Kirke, Allie MacGraw, et al)

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  6. Yes, our rule for those with one Jewish parent is Borderline, unless there is a specific statement of self-identification... Or clear indication of practicing another religion.

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