Category talk:English Jews

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[edit] Suggested Renaming

Unless it can somehow be proven that all the people in this category are BOTH English and Jewish, this category should be renamed to Category:Jewish people from England or something along those lines. For example, someone who has an English-Anglican father and a German-Jewish refugee mother, would qualify as English and Jewish. Furthermore, it can be argued the small English-Jewish community that has always resided in England, perhaps like Aaron of York would also be an English Jew. However, people like Adolf Krebs, who moved to England and has a German father and German-Jewish mother, must be counted as British Jews given that British means anyone who is a citizen of Great Britain. 141.211.251.69 00:08, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

• I'm unhappy with the whole category, I don't feel it is appropriate or helpful to categorise any member of one particular nationality according to their creed - whether it reveals ethnic origin or not. Religion is a personal thing, are we to put Winston Churchill into Category:Church of England or members thereof ? Giano 20:41, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

• This isn't about Judaism the religion but Jews as an ethnic group, more than anything.

The list is useful. I used it when writing an essay about Jewish entertainers. I can see why it could be considered to be inappropriate, however, especially in the Jewish context.

The problem I see is that the British Jews and English Jews categories overlap. For example the actress Rachel Weisz is listed in the English Jews section but not in the British Jews section. All English Jews are also British Jews, so all people in the English Jews section should also be listed in the British Jews section.80.42.182.163 14:08, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Why is this even a category? If it is to remain then wouldn't it be necessary to have English:Every religion going categories? Seems absolutely pointless ClimberDave (talk) 10:11, 7 December 2007 (UTC)