When someone says "collective" and "Jews" in the same sentence I can't help but giggle. Tzvey Yidn, dray meyningen or "Two Jews, three opinions"

I went to Sunday school to prepare for my Bar Mitzvah. They had a race around the Synagogue (to tire us out) and I ran all the way home. My parents never brought me back.

Yet I believe, later in life, I have read more of the Torah than just about every Jewish person I know. Also, the history. I still couldn't tell you what defines a Jew. So I ask everyone.

What is a Jew to you? Am I a Jew if I identify with the Torah? If my Mom is of Jewish heritage? If my Mom converted? Didn't convert? If I did go through with my Bar Mitvah? If I convert, and according to what kind of Rabbi? (what things I must observe).

Even before the Holocaust there were Orthodox, Hasidic and Reform Jews. Hitler may have "collected" them as the same but they didn't view that amongst themselves.

It's all this that you need to include in your analysis. Cheers!