Tribe.net. Local Connections Ian http://jewswithedge.tribe.net/thread/cfbffc4e-1adb-4b04-bde3-76c1113e7aee#cab819f6-67ab-414b-aee0-97d5fe15e4eb 2009-04-18T05:20:14Z 2009-04-18T05:20:14Z

Kitty Pryde wore a magen David pretty much from her first appearance. The Thing kept his Judaism hidden (as the story says, because he was concerned his monstrous appearance would inflame antisemitism) -- though in reality it was just that the writers decided to clearly identify him as Jewish in the 1990s as a tribute to Jack Kirby, as when the Thing was first introduced in 1961, it was taboo to identify a hero's religious beliefs.

Ian 2009-04-18T05:20:14Z LiaBear http://jewswithedge.tribe.net/thread/cfbffc4e-1adb-4b04-bde3-76c1113e7aee#3a64e451-e888-46f8-a846-2cb84094d53d 2009-04-17T20:49:46Z 2009-04-17T20:49:46Z

Nice! I knew of Kitty Pryde, but I didn't know the Thing was "in the tribe".

LiaBear 2009-04-17T20:49:46Z Ian http://jewswithedge.tribe.net/thread/cfbffc4e-1adb-4b04-bde3-76c1113e7aee#e4648913-b7e9-4c2f-850a-689a340ba19d 2009-04-17T18:42:11Z 2009-04-17T18:42:11Z

The Thing looks like he's made of stone, but he's really made of stein. It's to fit in with the goyische superheroes.

Ian 2009-04-17T18:42:11Z Alan http://jewswithedge.tribe.net/thread/cfbffc4e-1adb-4b04-bde3-76c1113e7aee#ca7a9986-dbb0-4a7b-bb60-baa3d3e8425d 2009-04-13T01:51:28Z 2009-04-13T01:51:28Z

http://io9.com/5205954/greatest-jewish-superheroes-of-all-time

Alan 2009-04-13T01:51:28Z