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 :I've read the section already, and it gives no sure source. Can you please quote from a reputable source (a quote, please, not just the name of a book) that shows his mother was Jewish or that he himself converted? Then can you show me, in addition, why his ethnicity is relevant to his work? Or failing those two, show me where he self-identifies. I'm not trying to hide it: I just don't know whether it's (a) true and (b) relevant, so you need to show both, please.   "