Jew - Who Is He? National and religious definition of Jewishness in the precedent decisions of the Supreme Court of Israel

The question of who is Jewish, is not so simple. In Judaism, a Jew can become, to convert to Judaism, and the nationality of children of mixed marriages is determined by the mother, not father. Remains whether this definition and the secular state of Israel? The State of Israel, calling himself Jewish, gives to the Jews, their families and their descendants the right to immigrate and obtain citizenship. Jew, convert to Christianity - he continues to be a Jew? Does he have the right to citizenship and whether it will be registered as Jews in the passport? Will it be the son of a Jew and Gentile a Jew? As a non-Jew can become a Jew? These and other questions arose before the Supreme Court of Israel in the claims of individuals against public authorities. The book will be useful to anyone interested in Israel, Judaism, and the problems of interaction of nationality, religion and the state, lawyers and law students who can read the first time in Russian precedent decisions of the Supreme Court of Israel, and trace the path of a decision by the judges.