I’ve viewed the Jewish people as an ethnic culture but not a race of people. I have friends who are atheists and still Jewish who follow the customs, they just don’t follow the religion. Any race can be Jewish, join the culture, and participate in it. I have a lot of friends from various races (military veteran) but never would I think I could just join another race.

As I said above, I put more value in being part of the American cohort than being part of a race. I could go on about what it is to be an American, but that’s for another time.