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== [[Literature]] ==
== [[Literature]] ==
* In Roddy Doyle's ''A Star Called Henry'' (set during the Irish Revolution just after [[World War I]]) has the hero have a rather [[Anvilicious]] friendship with a Latvian Jewish refugee. At the time there were about 3000 Jews in Dublin (0.8% of the population) so it comes across as a bit forced since the only real reason for them to be Jewish is so Doyle can make the IRA seem [[Author Tract|even more evil]] when they disapprove of his friendship.
* In Roddy Doyle's ''A Star Called Henry'' (set during the Irish Revolution just after [[World War I]]) has the hero have a rather [[Anvilicious]] friendship with a Latvian Jewish refugee. At the time there were about 3000 Jews in Dublin (0.8% of the population) so it comes across as a bit forced since the only real reason for them to be Jewish is so Doyle can make the IRA seem [[Author Tract|even more evil]] when they disapprove of his friendship.
* Lampshaded in the FAQ (Future Alien Questions) section of ''[[Earth (The Book)]]'' for religion.
* Lampshaded in the FAQ (Future Alien Questions) section of ''[[Earth (The Book)]]'' for religion.
{{quote|'''Q''': We were surprised you devoted so much time to Judaism, since it made up only one fifth of one percent of the world's people.
{{quote|'''Q''': We were surprised you devoted so much time to Judaism, since it made up only one fifth of one percent of the world's people.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Jon Stewart (né Leibowitz) is fond of exercising [[N-Word Privileges]] with this trope, as when he jokes on ''[[The Daily Show]]'' about the "Jew-run media". Once while accepting an Emmy award, Jon claimed the secret to the show's success was "diversity;" he then indicated the dozen or so white men making up the writing staff and pointed out one who "used to have a beard" and another who "isn't Jewish".
* Jon Stewart (né Leibowitz) is fond of exercising [[N-Word Privileges]] with this trope, as when he jokes on ''[[The Daily Show]]'' about the "Jew-run media". Once while accepting an Emmy award, Jon claimed the secret to the show's success was "diversity;" he then indicated the dozen or so white men making up the writing staff and pointed out one who "used to have a beard" and another who "isn't Jewish".
* Rick Sanchez blamed this trope for his dissatisfaction over his career trajectory as a TV journalist. In an [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/richard-adams-blog/2010/oct/01/rick-sanchez-cnn-jon-stewart-jews-television-bigot interview that quickly went viral], Sanchez blamed the abundance of Jews in the media, and specifically Jon Stewart, for his failure to become a leading name at CNN. Apparently he [[Captain Oblivious|couldn't think of a single reason]] other than his [[Everything Is Racist|Cuban heritage]] for why he wasn't the most respected journalist at CNN.
* Rick Sanchez blamed this trope for his dissatisfaction over his career trajectory as a TV journalist. In an [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/richard-adams-blog/2010/oct/01/rick-sanchez-cnn-jon-stewart-jews-television-bigot interview that quickly went viral], Sanchez blamed the abundance of Jews in the media, and specifically Jon Stewart, for his failure to become a leading name at CNN. Apparently he [[Captain Oblivious|couldn't think of a single reason]] other than his [[Everything Is Racist|Cuban heritage]] for why he wasn't the most respected journalist at CNN.
* On a sketch from ''[[Mr. Show]]'', David Cross played a [[Right-Wing Militia Fanatic]] who claimed that his property was his own country. He ran cameras off his land whilst yelling that [[HBO]] stands for "Hebrew Box Office" and various complaints about the liberal Jew-run media.
* On a sketch from ''[[Mr. Show]]'', David Cross played a [[Right-Wing Militia Fanatic]] who claimed that his property was his own country. He ran cameras off his land whilst yelling that [[HBO]] stands for "Hebrew Box Office" and various complaints about the liberal Jew-run media.
* Invoked on ''[[Breaking Bad]]'' by Saul Goodman (actual name McGill), who finds that work as an [[Amoral Attorney]] comes easier if people think you're Jewish.
* Invoked on ''[[Breaking Bad]]'' by Saul Goodman (actual name McGill), who finds that work as an [[Amoral Attorney]] comes easier if people think you're Jewish.
* Surprisingly averted in ''[[Star Trek]]'', which made a point of making the crew visibly multi-cultural but has never contained any main characters of explicitly ethnic Jewish background (or any other religious background, for that matter; historically, the producers of ''Trek'' have all been atheists or agnostics; when in one episode Picard talks about humanity "outgrowing primitive superstitious" like a belief in gods, [[Author Tract|he's speaking for the producers]]), although the two most prominent characters in the original series were played by Jewish actors.
* Surprisingly averted in ''[[Star Trek]]'', which made a point of making the crew visibly multi-cultural but has never contained any main characters of explicitly ethnic Jewish background (or any other religious background, for that matter; historically, the producers of ''Trek'' have all been atheists or agnostics; when in one episode Picard talks about humanity "outgrowing primitive superstitious" like a belief in gods, [[Author Tract|he's speaking for the producers]]), although the two most prominent characters in the original series were played by Jewish actors.
* The creator of ''[[The Wire]]'' had to explain his intentions when he put a very Jewish man into the role of the "evil lawyer". He explained that every gangster in Baltimore is represented by one of three or four Jewish lawyers who specifically are hired by leading gangsters. To him, the role was about realism, not being politically correct. In contrast, the "good lawyer" of the show is also Jewish, though it's much less noticeable.
* The creator of ''[[The Wire]]'' had to explain his intentions when he put a very Jewish man into the role of the "evil lawyer". He explained that every gangster in Baltimore is represented by one of three or four Jewish lawyers who specifically are hired by leading gangsters. To him, the role was about realism, not being politically correct. In contrast, the "good lawyer" of the show is also Jewish, though it's much less noticeable.
* The eponymous ''[[Sons of Anarchy]]'' include an overtly Jewish member who wears a Chai necklace and works Bar Mitzvahs. This is unusual for an outlaw motorcycle club, which often have white supremacist ties. The fact that the Sons are a multicultural club who stand against the local Aryans helps make them sympathetic as protagonists.
* The eponymous ''[[Sons of Anarchy]]'' include an overtly Jewish member who wears a Chai necklace and works Bar Mitzvahs. This is unusual for an outlaw motorcycle club, which often have white supremacist ties. The fact that the Sons are a multicultural club who stand against the local Aryans helps make them sympathetic as protagonists.
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== [[New Media]] ==
== [[New Media]] ==
* The website [http://www.jewornotjew.com/profile.jsp?ID=619 Jew or Not Jew], which profiles which celebrities/historical figures/fictional characters are Jewish, inverted this with [[Snow White (Disney film)|the Seven Dwarves]]. They concluded that six of the dwarves are Jewish (Dopey being the non-Jewish one) because apparently in a large group of Jews you have to have at least one non-Jew.
* The website [http://www.jewornotjew.com/profile.jsp?ID=619 Jew or Not Jew], which profiles which celebrities/historical figures/fictional characters are Jewish, inverted this with [[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney film)|the Seven Dwarves]]. They concluded that six of the dwarves are Jewish (Dopey being the non-Jewish one) because apparently in a large group of Jews you have to have at least one non-Jew.
* The comedy song "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8LmMtScH3g&feature=related All I Want For Christmas Is Jews]"
* The comedy song "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8LmMtScH3g&feature=related All I Want For Christmas Is Jews]"
* In his [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpVM_cij9eY Hanukkah Song], [[Adam Sandler]] lists a whole boatload of famous Jewish folks.
* In his [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpVM_cij9eY Hanukkah Song], [[Adam Sandler]] lists a whole boatload of famous Jewish folks.
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* [http://multiplexcomic.com/archive.php?name=27 This] [[Multiplex]] strip accuses Hollywood Jews of [[Jesus Taboo|watering down Christmas movies]] to promote secular themes rather than religious ones. The reality is more likely that [[Money, Dear Boy|religious movies don't tend to put asses in seats]].
* [http://multiplexcomic.com/archive.php?name=27 This] [[Multiplex]] strip accuses Hollywood Jews of [[Jesus Taboo|watering down Christmas movies]] to promote secular themes rather than religious ones. The reality is more likely that [[Money, Dear Boy|religious movies don't tend to put asses in seats]].
* Normally, ''[[Everyday Heroes]]'' goes to great lengths to [[Subverted Trope|subvert tropes]] ... then introduces a [http://www.webcomicsnation.com/eddurd/everydayheroes/series.php?view=single&ID=173833 Jewish family] consisting ''[[Exaggerated Trope|entirely of lawyers]]''.
* Normally, ''[[Everyday Heroes]]'' goes to great lengths to [[Subverted Trope|subvert tropes]] ... then introduces a [http://www.webcomicsnation.com/eddurd/everydayheroes/series.php?view=single&ID=173833 Jewish family] consisting ''[[Exaggerated Trope|entirely of lawyers]]''.
* Not explicitly invoked, but [[Last Res0rt]] has shades of this -- three of the sixteen players on the show are implied to be Jewish (being from [[Space Jews|planet Arael]] and all). The three in question -- Jigsaw, Daisy, and Slick -- are also the show's biggest characters.
* Not explicitly invoked, but [[Last Res0rt]] has shades of this -- three of the sixteen players on the show are implied to be Jewish (being from [[Space Jews|planet Arael]] and all). The three in question -- Jigsaw, Daisy, and Slick -- are also the show's biggest characters.


== Real Life ==
== Real Life ==
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