J.K Rowling has said on Twitter that Porpetina and Queenie Goldstein are distantly related to Anthony Goldstein,
J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling
Well, I think it's widely known that that characters of (Porpen)tina and Queenie are sisters, but not that their surname is Goldstein.
Mark @marklynch2012
any rlation to Anthony Goldstein
J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling
Yes (but distant).
whom she has previously confirmed to be Jewish.
ben @benjaminroffman
@jk_rowling my wife said there are no Jews at Hogwarts. I’m a Jew so I assume she said it to be the only magical 1 in the family. Thoughts?
J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling
Anthony Goldstein, Ravenclaw, Jewish wizard.
Was she trying to say that they are Jewish as well?