Andre Maurois States He is of Jewish Origin

(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Andre Maurois, well known French writer and author of the new biography of Disraeli, is of Jewish origin, according to a statement he made in response to a question of the “London Jewish Chronicle.”

“My grandfather was a Jew, my grandmother a Protestant,” M. Maurois stated. “I was brought up in no religion whatever and married a Roman Catholic. My children are Roman Catholics. Personally I have no religion, but live more as a Christian than a Jew. My family has been French for a large number of generations.”