Informed Judaism is supposed to be when someone is Jewish but it's not an extremely obvious trait or important to the story. This may not be a trope; the point is that it's not relevant to their character. Just that a character is of a certain race or religion doesn't mean it's obvious 100% of the time.
Could possibly be merged with Suddenly Ethnicity, or Informed Attribute in cases where the signs of the character being Jewish are challenged instead of just absent.
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Character is Jewish but it's not relevant 10/ 50
- Gilmore Girls: Yale: The only time it really came up during the course of the show was when Paris visited Jamie during the holidays, and when it's pointed out her bat mitzvah dress carries a menorah, though Liza Weil does practice Reform Judaism in real life.
- Graduados: He is a jew, but unlike his parents (and his sister at times) he hardly ever, if at all, mentions jewish things, and never uses Yiddish as a Second Language. He even forgot the Rosh Hashana...
- Grand Theft Auto IV - Protagonists: Is of Jewish descent, but has stated that he rarely practices the faith.
- Hawaii Five-0: So informed that the only clue we've gotten so far is Masi saying Max is the first Jewish-Japanese guy he's ever played on TV
. In the 2015 Christmas special, we did finally get to see him light a menorah. - Hell's Kitchen - Seasons 4 to 5: Up until the bar mitzvah episode. He was shown to be very proud of his heritage and showed it a lot that day. Other than that episode however, you couldn't really tell.
- American History X: Gould (the actor) is Jewish, and the character is stated to be Jewish, but there's no real indication that he practices Judaism.
- Disjointed: She's mentioned to be Jewish, but isn't seen practicing.
- Kisses And Curses: In the Thanksgiving side-story, Ty mentions his hopes of bringing the PC home to meet his family for Passover seder.
- Duckman: There are a couple times in the series where Cornfed goes to funerals wearing a borsalino hat and payot. Ironically, he is a pig.
- Elliot Goes To School: The insults thrown his way are our only mentions of him being Jewish, and the only mentions of Judaism in the show.
Said to be Jewish but something else implies otherwise 2/ 50
- Glee New Directions Original Members: Rachel wanted her hypothetical future children to be raised Jewish, but it is presented as an instance of her 'controllist' tendencies rather than a genuine religious choice, and she both gives and accepts Christmas presents despite not celebrating Christmas with her fathers.
- Grace and Frankie: Is nominally Jewish, but also practices New Age and Neopaganism rituals. At one point she invokes the Norse goddess Frigg.
Not enough context 4/ 50
- grown•ish: No real signs of her Jewish identity are written into the show, not even cultural and secular aspects. How is it informed then?
- Hang Time: "When asked by Coach Fuller if he has unresolved baggage in "Son-in-Law," Danny reveals that he feels Hanukkah isn't as cool as Christmas, since he never got to sit on Santa's lap. Josh argues that Hanukkah is the cooler holiday since you get presents for eight days, instead of just one. Doesn't indicate how he's characterized the rest of the time
- Dragon Ball Z Abridged - Supporting Characters: Parodied in Christmas Tree of Might with Tien. Doubles as an Actor Allusion, since his voice actor is Jewish.
- Mad Men Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce: Just the trope name
Not examples 3/ 50
- American Pie: A subversion. It's not directly stated until American Wedding, where his grandmother berates Michelle for not being Jewish (which in itself must be some kind of in-joke considering Alyson Hannigan's role as Willow on Buffy), and the wedding itself is mentioned as being a half-Jewish wedding. In American Reunion, Jim's Dad watches his son's old Bar Mitzvah tape.
- Arthur: As revealed in "Arthur's Perfect Christmas," she celebrates Hanukkah. Later episodes show her family attending synagogue and celebrating high holy days such as Yom Kippur. In the Christmas special, there is a possibly slight implication that Francine is descended from Holocaust survivors when she tells Muffy that the menorah her family lit to celebrate Hanukkah was from her great-grandmother, who took it with her from Poland. Seems like it's made clear on multiple occasions
- Dragon Ball Z Abridged - Main Characters: His maternal grandmother was supposedly Jewish, though Chi-Chi was probably lying to increase the chances of him getting accepted into college. Admits it's probably not the case
