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His mother was Jewish, but this is beside the point. You're referring Jewish orthodox tradition, but this is about state law. In this specific historic place and time, the son of a christian nobleman would have been accepted as a full citizen. The same result would have been achieved if Oppenheimer had agreed to convert to Christianity and be baptized. But he is proud to have been successful without this means, and so he keeps his father, when he finally learns about him, a secret. Bohemien (talk) 12:20, 6 July 2019 (UTC)