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* [[Ross Geller]], from U.S. sitcom ''[[Friends]]''.<ref name=autogenerated3>[http://www.myjewishlearning.com/culture/Humor/HumorHistory/JHumorAmerica/Kaplan_90s.htm MyJewishLearning.com - Culture: Gen X Jewish Comedy<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Ross Geller]], from U.S. sitcom ''[[Friends]]''.<ref name=autogenerated3>[http://www.myjewishlearning.com/culture/Humor/HumorHistory/JHumorAmerica/Kaplan_90s.htm MyJewishLearning.com - Culture: Gen X Jewish Comedy<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Jason Gilbert, Jr]], from [[Erich Segal]]'s ''[[The Class (Erich Segal novel)|The Class]]''.<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,968258,00.html Yardbirds the Class - TIME<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Jason Gilbert, Jr]], from [[Erich Segal]]'s ''[[The Class (Erich Segal novel)|The Class]]''.<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,968258,00.html Yardbirds the Class - TIME<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* Les Glass and his seven children, from the ''[[Glass family]]'', a series of short stories by [[Jerome David Salinger]].<ref name=autogenerated4>[http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761562092/Salinger_J_D.html J.D. Salinger - MSN Encarta<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* Les Glass and his seven children, from the ''[[Glass family]]'', a series of short stories by [[Jerome David Salinger]].<ref name=autogenerated4>{{cite web|title=J.D. Salinger - MSN Encarta<!-- Bot generated title -->|url=http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761562092/Salinger_J_D.html|work=|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1257051848962967|archivedate=2009-11-01|deadurl=yes}}</ref>
* [[Ari Gold (Entourage)|Ari Gold]], from ''[[Entourage (TV series)|Entourage]]''.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/entourage/the-bat-mitzvah/episode/440098/summary.html?tag=ep_list;title;9 Entourage: The Bat Mitzvah - TV.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Ari Gold (Entourage)|Ari Gold]], from ''[[Entourage (TV series)|Entourage]]''.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/entourage/the-bat-mitzvah/episode/440098/summary.html?tag=ep_list;title;9 Entourage: The Bat Mitzvah - TV.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* Dave Gold, from ''[[The War at Home (TV series)|The War at Home]]''.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0784589/ "The War at Home" 13 Going on $30,000 (2006)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* Dave Gold, from ''[[The War at Home (TV series)|The War at Home]]''.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0784589/ "The War at Home" 13 Going on $30,000 (2006)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

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This list comprises fictitious people/characters who are Jewish.

TV, literary and game characters

A-D

E-K

L-R

S-Z

Comic books and heroes

Superheroes and villains of Jewish religion

Superheroes and villains of Jewish ethnicity (only)

  • Iceman (Bobby Drake, Marvel Comics) - half-Jewish.[162]
  • Moon Knight (Marc Spector, Marvel Comics) Moon Knight (1st series) #37 May 1984 Marvel Comics.[163]
  • Sandman (Golden Age) (DC Comics) - half-Jewish.[164]
  • Gertrude Yorkes of the Runaways (Marvel Comics) - Jewish family, currently agnostic.[165]
  • Magneto (Marvel Comics) - born Max Eisenhardt, a Jewish boy in Germany during the Nazi era, Magneto is a survivor of Auschwitz, but turned his back on his human ethnicity and religion and has for years only identified himself as a mutant. However, his experiences with anti-Semitism during the Holocaust in Europe were and are a major influence on his quest to fight against anti-mutant oppression.[166][167][168]
  • Scarlet Witch -- Wanda Maximoff—self-identifies with the Roma people, raised by Roma, her mother Magda was Roma, and an Auschwitz survivor, but her father Magneto was born Jewish.[169]
  • Quicksilver (comics) -- Pietro Maximoff—he has not so completely identified himself with the Roma, but like his twin sister Wanda Maximoff, was raised by the Roma and his mother was Roma, while his father is the Jewish Magneto.[170]
  • Nyssa Raatko -- Jewish mother, non-practicing.[126]
  • The Thing (Fantastic Four).[154][171]
  • Wiccan (comics) -- raised by Jewish parents, alleged son of Scarlet Witch.
  • Zim Markus Zimmerman USLA half-Jewish His is of Jewish heritage His mother was Irish There is no telling whether religion ever played a major role in his life is questionable. He did, however, have a bar mitzvah. He is Agnostic, but leans towards polytheism.
  • Psycho Janus Stine USLA Probably of fully Jewish heritage, went to Yashiva for about a week before transferring to The High school of the Performing Arts.
  • Harley Quinn (Harleen Quinzel, Batman) She has told several people in the comics that she is Jewish.

Other comic characters who are not superheroes

Not primarily associated with comic books

Also of Note

There also exists a team of Judaicly themed superheroes known as "The Jewish Hero Corps", printed by Leviathan press. They include Menorah Man, Yarmulke Youth, Matzah Woman, Driedel Maidel, Magen David, Minyan Man, and Shabbas Queen. They are not commonly recognized as actual characters primarily because only one issue of the comic is known to have been produced at this time.[179]

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  151. ^ The religion of Prime (Kevin Green), Jewish superhero
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  163. ^ The religion of Moon Knight (Marc Spector)
  164. ^ The religion of Sandman (Wesley Dodds)
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  170. ^ "The religion of Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff)"
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