Turnbull, what do you mean by "Jewish father"? In Italy there are Jewish people and they are, of course, Italians! :rolleyes: [/b][/quote]Y'know, Lavinia, I was just wondering about that yesterday. "Jewish" is a religion, not a nationality, and there are plenty of Italian Jews. "Mafia" is a crime affiliation, not a religious order. Theoretically, a Jew of Italian extraction could be made as a member of the Mafia. However, I'm betting that Victoria Gotti's father wasn't an Italian Jew, since most American Jews are of Eastern European extraction.