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Tree Smith Benedikt's avatar

There seems to be enough in this story to make it Jewish, or at the very least not non-Jewish. One thing I was wondering as I read your interesting article is would it be Jewish if Jews argued about it? Like, why Ashkenazi Jewish elements and not Sephardic? Why an emphasis on Tikkun Olam and not more on mitzvot? It seems if a lot of Jewish people were debating the elements of a story then it’s definitely a Jewish story.

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Robyn S's avatar

Good point! I definitely think one element of a Jewish story is how it’s discussed by the community. One reason I picked this one however is because I had only ever heard it mentioned from a niche crowd- but not from Jewish or Superhero circles more generally. So I am not sure there is any general Jewish conversations of this story in particular. That may simply be cause it’s a YA superhero graphic novel and so not suited for in depth analysis- especially by those more literately minded - rather than a comment on its Jewishness. But I do think I have heard more discussions about it from a superhero and dc perspective- than from a Jewish one for what it’s worth.

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