When you think of Barbie, you think of unrealistic body proportions that create insecurity in girls and promote an unattainable and superficial beauty ideal. When you think of Bratz, you think of those enormous eyes, and a wardrobe that you’d never wish on your daughter. But now there’s a doll for Jews who are concerned with modesty, want their girls to have dolls who look like them, and who also bring a little historical context and Jewish education to the dollhouse.
Welcome to GaliGirls, which promote Jewish values and apparently, actually wearing clothes. Check out the introductory video, a cartoon by JewishRobot.
This company was brought to the attention of Idol Chatter by this post on Jezebel (of all places), where the pretty straightforward and unsnarky post itself has since been followed by dozens of comments about whether the doll is attractive, whether the books are derivative of the American Girl series, and whether or not Jews “do conversions,” as well as one comment about the weirdness of no one on “Gossip Girl” being Jewish. Ah, commenters…you make the blog world so interesting.
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posted June 26, 2008 at 9:21 am
I’m not Jewish, but I’m for anything that has modestly dressed girls!
posted July 1, 2008 at 10:05 am
Perhaps more disproportioned and equally unattractive.
Look at the size of the head > shudders and looks away!
posted July 1, 2008 at 11:28 am
“Thy Kingdom Come”.
posted July 1, 2008 at 11:43 am
Hooray for this doll. It is time that we treated our little girls like children, and not make them grow up so fast.
posted July 1, 2008 at 2:17 pm
There are other “Jewish” dolls as well. Ones even feature little boys with yalmukas.
put something like Jewish dolls in your search box.
posted July 2, 2008 at 12:22 pm
I buy GaliGirls for all of my granddaughters. They really love them. They are also the same size as American Girl dols, so they can wear the same clothes. These are extremely well made .
posted July 2, 2008 at 12:45 pm
If she’s supposed to “represent,” why is she a) blonde, b) quite unattractive!! – she looks so bewildered – like, who am I, did I remember to put on my underwear?? (Sorry) Good concept though!
posted July 2, 2008 at 1:05 pm
These dolls come with several choices for hair color skin tones and eye color. Jewish girls come in all colors too, don’t they? They are also cuter in person than the pictures. I think they are sweet whether for Jewish or Gentiles.