Original sentence: His mother, Leah Kendal Brickner, was not born halachically Jewish (her father, but not her mother, was Jewish), but was able to migrate to Israel under the Law of Return.Orthodox Jewish author David Klinghoffer has asserted that this renders Brickner non-Jewish under halacha, although other branches of Judaism accept status for patrilinial descent; as such, Brickner maintains that he is Jewish
Edited sentence: Brickner maintains that he is Jewish.His mother, Leah Kendal Brickner, was not born halachically Jewish (her father, but not her mother, was Jewish), but  was able to migrate to Israel under the Law of Return.Orthodox Jewish author David Klinghoffer has asserted that this renders Brickner non-Jewish under halacha