User talk:Andreas Kaganov
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Matrilineal principle predated the Khmelnitsky uprising.Galassi 14:59, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
- If you are right, I am very sorry for this mistake. The fact is that this idea was taken for granted in my family, which is from the Ukraine, and I took it for granted as well until this day. But I should have checked more before writing it in Wikipedia. Andreas Kaganov 20:14, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
In fact matrilineal principle has long rabbinical history, and a very simple logic: a pregnant woman is tangible evidence of parenthood, while the father could easily be a stranger. There are a lot of "lacrimose" legends about the Khm. in my family too, but they often don't hold water.Galassi 02:59, 26 January 2007 (UTC)