Joel Fleischman! You just revived my long-dormant crush on him.
I’m throwing in a vote for Lilith Crane, and one against Seth Cohen. Not because he’s only Jewish on his father’s side, but because he was so annoying I couldn’t watch him onscreen for more than five minutes.

If Jerry had forgotten to call his Mama, she would have made the long guilt trip (Florida to NYC) herself to give him an ulcer. It is the way of our people.

how about the entire show Brooklyn Bridge? Long canceled, filled with Jews. I wish it were out on DVD…

Seth Cohen isn’t Jewish. Some would consider him “half Jewish”, but his mom is gentile, like 90210′s David Silver.
Also, I don’t think that Rachel Green was Jewish despite her last name. On the series they made reference to Ross and Monica being Jewish but not Rachel. Why do Jews on TV celebrate Christmas anyway?
Entourage did a bat mitzvah episode and a yom kippur episode and it’s a great show, but I’m not here to tell you what you should watch so I’m simply endorsing it.

Josh is a great guy, but I’ll take my grumpy bear with the good heart any day. I love Toby!

Bridge Carson, the green ranger from Power Rangers: SPD, is the first Ranger of Jewish heritage!!!

Going a long way back….on “Welcome Back Kotter” there was Epstein… The Jewish Puerto Rican!! Does he count?!?……..I always liked him!

Actually….I sort of remember Gabe Kotter was a Jew too!!!

Paul Reiser’s Paul Buchman also counts as a very assimilated NY Jew who marries a blonde WASP. And Jenna Elfman’s Dharma Finkelstein reversed the pattern by herself marrying a WASP man, to her mother-in-law’s dismay.

The nearly normal show about nothing special-Seinfeld is up there.
Miss the character of Toby even tho I stopped watching the series early. Always kept up with the character.
Laura

How about Marty Gold, the character played by Richard Lewis in Anything But Love, back in 1993 or around there? That was a great show, very funny and original for it’s time. His co-star was Jamie Lyn Curtis, who played a character named Hannah, who wasn’t supposed to be Jewish but with that name, who knows?

How about Rob Reiner’s character on “All In The Family”….what were some of those names that Carroll O’Connor called him weekly?

Definately Don Rickles, Bob Newhart and possibly the great “Uncle Miltie”? It seems that many jewish people found the entertainment world as home………..after the Halocaust, who needs to laugh more than our jewish friends?

Rob Reiner’s character on “All in the Family” was Polish catholic tho he was a practicing atheist constantly called “Meathead” by Archie.

Mike Stivik – Rob Reiner’s character on ‘All in the Family’ was not
Jewish, he was of Polish decent, and I belieive his religion was never really revealed, but he was not Jewish. If he had been Jewish, it would have been a very major part of the series storyline. I watched ‘All in the Family as a kid in the 70′s, and I remember that Mike did not believe in God, but I recall that the religion he was raised in was Catholic.

What about Adam Arkin’s character on Chicago Hope? Pretty good stuff. And, my kids like the daughter-in-law on Seventh Heaven, Sarah, because in one episode the main family goes for Shabbat at Sarah’s parent’s home, and it was all familiar to my kids.

You missed Sam Levinson and his family – probably the greatest of all.

AS a grandma, we watch quite a bit of more ‘mild’ programs… so some of our favorites that you have already mentioned (by clicking on ‘wasn’t always so’) are: Tommy and Dill Pickle from “The Rugrats”, Harold from the “Arnold” cartoon show, “Rhoda” from both the Mary Tyler Moore show and the sequel show by her own name, Fran from “The Nanny” (love that woman!!!)… and one that I DIDN’T see listed there… is from “The Lizzy McGuire Show”. Lizzy had two best friends… a girl and a boy. The boy (“Gordo”) was Jewish and even had his bar-mitzvah on the show. These programs are all ‘light-hearted’ humorous shows, … but in MY opinion… if the Jew can laugh… then the whole world should be able to laugh… (and many a Jew has done a GREAT job of accomplishing this!!!!) :>D

MAUDE!

I may be a Racist, Homo phobic or whatever you want to call me but,I’m less concerned about the race,ethnic,and whatever than than wherehe(she) has been and what they are pursuing,their effect on me and all that rot.I used to be concerned about being called a “redneck” until I realized these idiots didn’t know me and were exercizing their abilities to jump to unfounded conclusions, in a word ,go do an impossible physical sexual act upon yourselves.I’ll accept your ignorance as a mesure of your intelligence. I said it and notice no profanity and yet it is still wxplisit in it’s detal.
Bob Moseley Sr.

Barbara Walters, though she is not a TV character, she is a character on TV. She was the first to respectfully tell women “you can’t have it all.” Only 2 women in history have gained the respect I feel for these women, the other is Dr. Rice. The sacrifices they have had to make to be where they are today, are unparalleled.

Jeremy Pivin
Billy Crystal

Larry David – Curb Your Enthusiasm
Paul Buchman – Mad About You (While the religious identity of Paul Buchman, his parents Sylvia and Bert, and cousin Ira are never identifed – it is not a big leap of faith.)
Linda Richman – SNL
Grace Adler – Will and Grace
Aaron Schutt – Chicago Hope
Fran Fine – The Nanny
Bernie Steinberg – Bridget Loves Bernie

The Bluth family (especially Jeffrey Tambor as George Sr.) and their long-suffering attorney Barry Zuckerkorn, played by Henry Winkler, in Arrested Development
Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm

Rhoda Morgenstern and Alex Reiges

Simon Bar Sinister from Underdog

You ALL forgot the “Golem of Prague” episode on the cartoon show “Gargoyles”.
I think there was also a ‘Golem’ episode on ‘Johnny Quest’.

Larry David! From HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” is one of the most outspoken and humorous Jews on TV! He was also well-known for being a co-creator and co-executive producer of SEINFELD! If you’ve missed it before, be sure to watch it this season! You’d love it!

According to my kids, apparently The Hulk has a Jewish backstory.
Also we can’t forget the Star trek nerd Noel in Frasier, whose devious brillance resulted in Dr. Frasier Crane delivering a speech in Klingon at his son Freddy’s bar mitzvah.
I vote for RHODA: Rhoda and Brenda Morgenstern, Rhoda’s best friend with the last name Morgensteen, Brenda’s nebbish boyfriend with the foot fetish (can’t recall his name!), and the wonderful Nancy Walker, who played Mama Morgenstern as the deus ex machina in every episode.

Seems like a generation is missing:
Mel Brooks Top of the list
Carl Reiner
Grandpa from the monsters
The Fonz
Alan King on Ed Sullivan on Sunday nights!
Mort Sahl – greatest political satirest ever!
Gen X – Adam Sandler
Rob Schneider
Gilda Radner
Gene Wilder
Yes they were all on TV as well as Movies!!

You can’t forget Fran Drescher as the the Nanny Fran Fine. And of course Debra Messing.

did u forget about jack benny, fred allen, george burns, eddie cantor?

On “The Wonder Years”, Kevin’s best friend Paul Pheiffer. There is an amazing episode of Paul’s Bar Mitzvah.

As a little goyem who grew up with 4 jewish girlfriends, I always read your beliefnet blogs…..This one warmed and comforted…thank you and Shalom

Tony Shalhoub..’Monk’…..I know he is on cable network USA …but he has been on ABC from time to time…still tv technically anyhow…

I had heard somewhere that all the major parts on Seinfeld were Jewish. Does anyone know about Julia Louis Dreyfus, Michael Richards, and Jason Alexander?
I just know that I absolutely love the whold cast and most of the extras are fabulous, too. I watch as many episodes as are on TV at night and have the CD’s., too. Seinfeld and sports are the only TV that I watch, really. Too bad we can’t get them to do an anniversary show!

Tony Shalhoub? He’s of Lebanese origin. See this page. While, I suppose, it’s not impossible that he’s Jewish, the CIA Fact Book does not list Judaism as one of the religions practiced in the country. I think it’s a good bet he’s not Jewish.

Let’s not forget the Lennie Briscoe on “Law and Order”—the late, great Jerry Orbach.
What I constantly wonder is: Why are there suddenly so few Jewish characters on TV today? It seems that every current series has at least one obligatory Hispanic person, black person, and Asian person, but no Jew. Why is this—especially since there are still so many Jews in the TV industry who create these shows? Any ideas?

Jason Alexander (George Costanza) on “Seinfeld” was supposed to be Italian—which I always found hard to believe, especially since his father was Jerry Stiller.

You missed two of my favorite: Grace Adler (Will and Grace) and Fran Fine (The Nanny.
They were funny, endearing, definitly human and I think, just a little bit, broke the stereotype of the Jewish Woman.

Weren’t Rob and Laura Petrie’s next door neighbors Jewish? (Dick Van Dyke Show)I can’t remember his name, I think hers was Millie–Am I going back too far? Ok, Abie’s Irish Rose.

For whatever it matters, Tony Shalhoub is a Maronite Christian according to Wikkopedia. His family left Lebanon due to religious persecution (sound familiar?).
As for the listings of Jewish actors/actresses, I am enjoying this stroll down memory lane, boy am I getting old!

What about Paul Pfeifer (Kevin Arnold;s friend) on
the Wonder Years? he celebrated his bar mitzvah on the show.

You forgot Larry David of HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm

Bob Newhart is certainly NOT Jewish. He is Catholic. I am not sure if his characters on his various tv shows were supposed to be Jewish.
Jerry Orbach’s father was Jewish, but his mother was Catholic. He was raised in the Catholic faith, rather devout and very supportive of Catholic causes. Not sure if he ever lent his name to any Jewish causes at all.

To add to Rabbi Berman’s comment, the Petrie’s neighbors were Jerry and Millie Halpert and in those days there was no reference made as to whether you were Jewish or Christian. Then in the later 80′s and/or early 90′s Millie Halpert played Yetta on the Nanny (Fran Drescher-jewish) and she was her grandmother. If you wanted to know a little about Judaism, the Nanny really did give you some insight although in a slightly comical way.

Also, in addition to Anne’s earlier comment, what about Mandy Patinkin on Chicago Hope? He is Jewish-and he was Ruben on Dead Like me. Can someone respond- Was he not in Yentl with Barbra S.? I can’t remember.

Even though I am not Jewish I read the this column everyday. I love to compare the readings to my King James version of the bible. This has improved my understanding of Gods Word for us.
As far as the top ten are concerned : I remember the good ole days of The Van dyke show and Morey Amsterdam along with others in shows like Taxi. I am sorry Danny Diveto was not one of your picks. He has done a lot.
If you were to list all the greats in Comedy most of them were jewish.
Thanks for the space Jerry Bellar

need to add Jerry Lewis and Al Jolson two great entertainers there was a lot of jewish entertainers in the early days of TV George Burns Gods gift to us

What about Det. Fish on Barney Miller?

“Jason Alexander (George Costanza) on “Seinfeld” was supposed to be Italian”
Hey, there are Italian Jews! According to my ex father-in-law, they invented eggplant parmigiane. (His father was an Italian Jew, but his mother was Hungarian.)

Of course true that there are Italian Jews! What I meant is that Jason Alexander’s Seinfeld character always SEEMED Jewish to me. Anyone agree?
Also—Jerry Orbach’s “Law and Order” character seemed Jewish, no matter what his personal beliefs might have been.
One more—the old character of Dr. Green on ER, played by Anthony Edwards, was supposed to be half Jewish. It was mentioned in the show at least once.
SO—what happened to all the Jewish characters on TV? Any currently?

How about Feivish Finkel’s lawyer character on ‘Picket Fences’?

The all-time favourite Jewish character in all of TV history to date has to be “Buddy Sorrel” (Morey Amsterdam) on “The Dick Van Dyke Show.” The Buddy character’s very late in life Bar Mitzvah was one of the most touching hour’s-worth of television I’ve seen since our family got our TV in 1948. There have been some pretty good characters since, but none compares.

Is anyone from LOST Jewish? Anyone remember Arnold Horshack from “Welcome Back Kotter”. Also There is no such thing as half Jewish. I am first generation Italian from my father and 100% Jewish from my American mother.

What about Judd Hirsch in NUMB3RS?

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What, no Larry David and Richard Lewis?
I am waiting for the list of the top 10 Jewish rappers! Now that would be something!
ENJOY!
Mickey!

How could we forget the entire cast and crew of Brooklyn Bridge
It was on from 1991-1993 and it was a fantastic look at Jewish life.
I loved that series.

My favorite is John Munch, Law and Order SVU.

Many good comments above. For those posting, please keep in mind that it is a list of Jewish TV Characters – not Jews on TV. Thus, the Fonz does not qualify even though Henry Winkler is Jewish (so was Don Most who played Ralph Malph).
Whether the character that Jerry Orbach played on Law and Order was Jewish is a little trickier. The character, Detective Leny Briscoe, was raised Catholic but had a Jewish father. Also, his first wife was Jewish which came out in one of the episodes when he attended services. However, one character that was Jewish was Detective John Munch played by Richard Belzer. Originally this was a crossover character from Homocide (I think that was the name of the show) and then on Law and Order SVU.
Keep the characters coming.

New Jewish TV Character – Abe Shelton in Spike TV’s Kill Point.

What about Rhoda from Mary Tyler Moore?

What about Feivel the mouse? And Grandpa Munster (Al something, I can’t remember his name)….definitely a Jewish vampire! And of course, who could forget Sargent Bilko and Private Doberman (boy, and I old!).

The earliest Jewish charachter I can recall on TV (I am no historian) is Juan Epstein from Welcom Back Kotter.

Yes, Mandy Patinkin (Chicago Hope, Criminal Minds, The Princess Bride) played the major male role in Yentl, and did it beautifully, I might add! He’s eye-candy.

While we’re on the subject of nosy neighbours, how about Abner and Gladys Kravitz from Bewitched?

Is Debra Messinger on “Will and Grace” is she jewish?

To go back one more generation, along with Lisa — my father’s favorite, the late, great Jack Benny! (“Well!!”) And Groucho Marx on “You Bet Your Life.”
Italian Jews — absolutely. My grandfather’s name was Luigi Vogel….

Capt. Barney Miller – Barney Miller
Garry Shandling – The Garry Shandling Show
Stuart Markowitz – L.A. Law
Dr. Sidney Freedman – M.A.S.H.
Miles Silverberg – Murphy Brown

There are a couple that I think should be added, or at least make honorable mention:
Danielle Melnick- defense attorney on “Law and Order” for several seasons. She epitomizes Upper West Side Jewish, liberal, civil libertarian culture, defending anti-semites rights to be anti-semitic.
The entire George Costanza family from “Seinfeld.” Italian last name aside, George suffers from as much Jewish existential angst as Amy Irving’s character in “Crossing Delancey,” Richard Benjamin in “Good-bye Columbus,” or any Woody Allen character from any one of his movies. George was even fathered by Jerry Stiller… how much more Jewish can he be?

You are all discussing real people who are Jews. However, most of the Jewish roles in film and TV are not traditional Jews. What is most disturbing to me is that there have been few Jewish married couples and families in these shows. And the self-hating Hollywood writers from Brooklyn go out of their way to show how the few Jews on TV distain or go out of their way to disregard their heritage and try to please their goyim masters by showing their religion is not important. The last Jewish couple I know of is Boris and Minka on the Rugrats and Jews complained that they were too Jewish . Of course their daughter was married to Stu Pickles, not a Jew. There was a show called Brooklyn Bridge that ran for a season that showed a Jewish family in the 1950′s, a world that is long gone. Hesh on the Sopranos daugher married two Jews(but not at the same time).Rachel in the Commish, intermarried, the accountant on LA Law married to a shicksa. How many of the women that Jerry Seinfeld dated were Jewish. Please someone let me know if you know of any more Jewish couples on TV or in the movies.

how about:
rhoda & brenda morgenstern?
miles silverberg?
john munch?
then entire solomon family? (3rd rock from the sun)
larry david?
fran fine?

What about little Kyle Broflovski from South Park?

“And the self-hating Hollywood writers from Brooklyn go out of their way to show how the few Jews on TV distain or go out of their way to disregard their heritage and try to please their goyim masters by showing their religion is not important.”
lmao! Goyim masters? Dude, it’s not an issue of being ‘self-hating,’ it’s an issue of making money. The reason none of today’s TV characters are real Jews, in a sense that they actually follow Judaism, is because real Jews make for totally boring characters. Can you imagine Will & Grace if Grace was Jewish for real? She wouldn’t have been friends with a gentile homosexual.

Doesn’t anybody remember Molly Goldberg–no shy Jewish mama here.

I’m sorry you feel that way about Jews who marry non-Jews. Thank God my mother, who was Jewish, didn’t feel the way you do on the subject, because then she wouldn’t have married my father, an Italian Catholic to whom she was happy married for 62 years before Alzheimer’s robbed her of her mind. Even in that state she still remembered my father.
I was raised in a secular Jewish home and after my husband and I were married, he converted to Judaism. My son has been raised Jewish and proudly calls himself Jewish.
Jews are shown on television marrying non-Jews because that’s what people do today and it is a part of real life that Jewish and non Jewish writers are showing. I’m not saying it can’t and doesn’t cause problems, but have you ever stopped to think how much hatred can be reduced in this world when people can say, my mother or father or aunt or uncle is Jewish?

I think that “Natalie” from Facts of Life was Mindy Cohn.

Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiam. He was writer and co- exec. producer of Seinfeld also.

Josh Lyman? He was Jewish in name only (and played by an actor who looked awfully WASPy). At least Toby Ziegler gave some indication of actually practicing Judaism, even if he was way too leftist for me. Ellenor Frutt? Please. I didn’t even realize she was supposed to be Jewish (though I know the actress is).
How about the whole Eppes family on Numbers? The math professor, retired urban planner and FBI agent (and 2 of the actors are Jewish too).
Actually, in response to Matt, the reason Jews on TV don’t practice Judaism of any recognizable kind is that’s what the writers are. Ethnic Jews with a disdain for actual religion.

Did anyone ever watch “Felicity”? Sean was a great Jewish character, who married a Wiccan.

Spock and Kirk!
Actually just the actors are Jewish, Leonard Nemoy and William Shatner. No Jews on Vulcan.

It bothers me when we, who have suffered so much from being stereotyped, stereotype ourselves and others…..
“Can you imagine Will & Grace if Grace was Jewish for real? She wouldn’t have been friends with a gentile homosexual.”
Nonsense. She would only have been friends with Jewish homosexuals? There are enough of them, after all. Or only with heterosexual gentiles? There are plenty of Jewish women out there with gentile homosexual friends. Sharing an apartment and with those issues? Probably very few, but hard to say *none*, isn’t it? Now, Grace’s mother, on the other hand …. Oy!
TV doesn’t show average people or average situations — you end up with Leave It To Beaver and Ozzie & Harriet. Boring, dated, nobody would watch, no network would buy it and no sponsor would buy into it. Let’s not slam the writers, entirely, for our mass — and mostly goyische — culture’s problems.

Speaking for myself, I deny steriotypes and yet, when we consider Jewish characters, we recognize them as Jewish. If Jewish people weren’t so interesting, there wouldn’t be that many characters on television. So my point is, these characters embody traits that the public find funny, indearing, and intelligent particularly in comedy. I love them!

Hold on !!! LARRY DAVID needs to top your list!! There would not have been Seinfeld without him. Have you not watched Curb Your Enthusiasm??…only the funniest show ever!!!

I seem to remember reading once that David Duchovny was asked about the religious faith of his character on the X-Files. He said he believed Mulder to be Jewish, and would hold that position until someone convinced him otherwise.

How could you possibly miss the characters from “Brooklyn Bridge” by Gary David Goldberg or “The Nanny” with Fran Dresher. It doesn’t get much better than these shows.

You also left out my favorite: Buddty Sorell of The Dick Van Dyke Show.
Or, was that too long ago?
Also, Rhoda Morgenstern from Rhoda, & The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

RACHEL in friends is not jewish!!!

LARRY DAVID (Curb Your Enthusiasm) is the glaring omission on this list…definitely the top Jewish character of all time IMO…truly a genius!

How about Tony Scali on “The Commish”, or GRace Adler on Will and Grace?

Tony Scali was Catholic–his wife and son were Jewish.

I like your list, particularly agreeing with #9, Harvey Lipschultz, played by Fyvush Finkel. Even knowing how many Jews there have been on TV, my mind first goes to him, although I remember him most as Douglas Waumbaugh on Picket Fences. He has been entertaining people since the days of Vaudeville. I loved him on Picket Fences, characterizing the intelligence, humor, and creativity of the Jewish culture.

You forgot Fran Fein from the show “The Nanny” starring Fran Drescher. I love that show.

also, Paul in “Mad About You” and Dharma in “Dharma and Greg.”

I agree with many above!! Also loved: Renee taylor on the Nanny as Fran’s mom….Rhoda Morgenstern as played by the wonderful Valerie Harper…the little girl who played Archie Bunker’s neice, Stephanie….David Birney as Bernie on Bridget Loves Bernie, Rhoda’s parents, played by Harold Gould and Nancy Walker were so great, not over the top, just real, and Jerry’s parents were portayed by non-Jews but were perfect, and Rhoda’s sister, Julie Kavner, as Brenda, and there was a made for t.v. movie,David Janssen’s last movie, where he played opposite Susannah York as a detective named Silver, (Jewish) and he fell in love with SY even though she was a nun and it was great. David was half Jewish in real life and a great scene is when he shows the nun how to eat bagels, lox and cream cheese!!!…

David Janssen in his last made for t.v. movie, played a detective Silver, teaching a nun, susannah York, how to eat bagels, lox, cream cheese.
Renee Taylor as Fran Fein’s Mom.
Stephanie on Archie Bunker’s Place.
Valerie Harper as Rhoda, Harold Gould and Nancy Walker as her parents, Julie Kavner as Brenda, her sister.
The parents who portayed Jerry Seinfeld’s parents were great!!!

You didn’t get anyone wrong since it’s a personal list. I disagree with you about Josh vs. Toby, though. Toby Ziegler is my sweetie. I loved his idealism and refusal to compromise his principles.

How about Judd Hirsch,and his 2 t.v. sons from Numb3rs,they show you can be serious about life,and enjoy it at the same tims.The Eppes family is slowly learning more about their religious roots, as are a lot of Americans.

What about Juan Epstien from Welcome Back Kotter.

Buddy Sorrell. How many TV series had a middle aged man get Bar Mitzvahed?

Molly Picon/Car 54 Where Are you?
Gertrude Berg/Molly Goldberg
Harold Gould/Golden Girls: Miles (Rose’s boyfriend)
Milton Berle & Arnold Stang
Sandra Gould/Bewitched: Mrs. Kravitz
Alan Arkin/Will & Grace (Grace’s father)
William Shatner plays a lawyer on Boston Legal and Bernie Kopell played a doctor on Loveboat. While I don’t recall their religion ever being associated with their characters — Doctor? Lawyer? ’nuff said.
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Incredible – nobody has mentioned Ziva David!

Ziva David!

I always liked Brian Krakow (from “My So-Called Life”) and Neal Schweiber (from “Freaks and Geeks”.) Wonderful friends.

Sargeant ‘Iceman’ Coleman from Generation Kill.

Puckerman and Rachel from Glee

Also, all the main characters on “Numbers.” It’s about a family made up of a father and two sons. One son works for the FBI, the other is a math professor. All kinds of Jewish teachings, both subtle and overt, form the backdrop for the actions of these people. Stars Judd Hirsch, Rob Morrow (whom you may remember as the doctor who has imaginary talks with his Rabbi on Northern Exposure), and David Krumholtz.

Douglas Wambaugh (Fyvush Finkel) on Picket fences. He was load and sometimes obnoxious, but he always fought for what he felt was right even when everyone else was against it. He truly embraced Tikum Olam

2 words: Kyle Broflowski

I am pretty sure Bridget Loves Bernie starred Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara who are married in real life, parents of Ben Stiller …

What about the most famous Jewish character of all, the creator of modern sitcom? Molly Goldberg of the Goldbergs! COME ON. i just finished watching it for a paper I have to write on the image of Jews on Television in the 1950s

In the TV show “Room 222″ Michael Constantine (not Jewish in real life) played the principal of the high school, Seymour Kaufman. It was the first Jewish character on a TV series since Buddy Sorrell on the Dick Van Dyke Show. Michael was an early example of a non-Jew portaying a Jewish character. This list includes Valerie Harper and Nancy Walker, and continues to this day with Cote De Pablo as Ziva David on NCIS. Interestingly, on NCIS-LA, the female agent, Kensi Blye is portayed by a Jewish actress, Daniela Ruah.

Also, to the person who mentioned the Hulk, it is actually the ‘Thing’(Benjamin J. Grimm)from the Fantastic Four who is Jewish.