History Main / AmbiguouslyJewish

* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' shows Peter B. Parker stepping on a glass at his wedding (a Jewish tradition) and his [[Creator/JakeJohnson voice actor]] is half-Jewish. Other than that, it's not brought up.

* In Music/RichardWagner's ''Theatre/{{Parsifal}}'', Kundry's backstory is that of the Wandering Jew. UnfortunateImplications regarding her character abound in this religious-themed work.

** Superman, prior to the Byrne reboot in 1986 (which got rid of some of these elements), is a classic example: his origin story is [[MosesArchetype a modern take on Moses]] (his people faced terrible destruction, and his parents cast him adrift hoping to spare him; Kandor represents the people he came back to save and take to the promised land); his cultural heritage, which he took great pride in, was a distinctly non-Christian monotheism with an emphasis on intellectual achievement; and his Kryptonian name, "Kal-El," has an ending meaning "God," common in Jewish names such as Nathaniel and Israel (In fact, in Hebrew, "Kal-El" could translate as either "All [that is under] God," as in, "One Nation, Under God," the American Way; or "The Voice of God," as in, Prophecy, Truth, and Justice). Superman was created by two Jews, Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster, in the late 1930s, and given a name which is a rough translation of the German word "{{Ubermensch}}." The Nazis were fond of this concept, as well; a black-haired Ubermensch who fights for "truth, justice, and the American way" might well have been a TakeThat, or at least some catharsis, for the creators. In one [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] [[{{Elseworld}} what-if]] story, Supes even delivers a "distinctly non-Aryan sock to the jaw for you, [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Adolf]]!" (Compare and contrast to ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, the [[{{irony}} blonde, blue-eyed]] Nazi's worst nightmare.)

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* ''Toys/NexoKnights'': considering the show based on this series is still LEGO-themed, religion and nationality aren't addressed in it once, but the heroes team's IT wiz [[ChildProdigy Ava Prentis]] exhibits quite a few Jewish stereotypes: a DeadpanSnarker, [[JewishAndNerdy big brain]] [[BrainyBrunette under brown hair]], [[JewsLoveToArgue often argues with Merlok]]. Even her name can be used as a shortened form of "Aviya", which itself is a variation of a unisex Hebrew name "Abijah", and sounds similar to an unrelated, but also Hebrew, "Aviva".
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* Averted in the Canadian superhero series ''ComicBook/{{Northguard}}''. The title character's real name is Phillip Wise, who is not only unambiguously Jewish, but also the adult child of Holocaust survivors. This provides a major element of the series' subtext, as Northguard identifies his modern (as of the comic's 1980's time period) white-supremacist enemies with the Nazis who murdered his grandparents.

* The scheming Jenny Levine in ''Literature/{{Victoria}}'' is presented this way. She has a typically Russian-Jewish name, and becomes a somewhat major threat to the protagonists, being [[TheManBehindTheMan one]] in charge of the vaguely Marxistoid and anti-Christian underground that attempts to subvert their conservative republic. However, her religion (if any) is never brought up by the narrative.

* Martial artist and fanservice provider Jin-le Kwon from the manwha ''Manhwa/TheBreaker'' is always seen wearing a Star of David necklace, and is thus considered by some to be Jewish.

* Martial artist and fanservice provider Jin-le Kwon from the manwha ''Manhwa/TheBreaker'' is always seen wearing a Star of David necklace, and is thus considered by some to be Jewish.

* ''Series/ReadyOrNot'': Amanda finds out as she gets older that she's Jewish[[note]]which she never knew about since her parents were Agnostic[[/note]] but is unsure about following the religion due to anti-Semitism displayed throughout her community.

* When ''Series/ThirtyRock's'' Jack Donaghy finally meets his real father, he is alarmed to hear him casually use a few Yiddish words. Jack (who is very proudly Irish) subtly tries to find out whether that means he's half-Jewish, but his father never gives him an answer. Possibly a subversion, since many Irish, Italian, etc... New Yorkers use occasional Yiddish phrases. Especially insults.

* ''WesternAnimation/FishHooks'': [[HeroesWantRedHeads Oscar]] is incredibly neurotic, and sports a "Jewfro."