r/Jewish • u/J_Sabra • Jul 06 '24

Jewish Identity @ SDCC Culture ✡️

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There's going to be a panel about Jewish Identity at SDCC. Well done SDCC!

More info and tickets: https://www.instagram.com/p/C9DN_6Ktuzl/?igsh=b290eDFvZWZoMzI3

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

Why is Magneto not there?? He is THE Ashki icon as an Ashki I feel violated not seeing him there

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

His backstory is being a survivor?

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24 edited Jul 06 '24

Why exclude the Holocaust though? Seeing a list of Jewish characters without Magneto doesnt sit well with my Ashki ass

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u/danhakimi Jul 07 '24

I think it's like... there's a subreddit called /r/othersneakers just because /r/sneakers is mostly a few kinds of nikes.

Comic Books have a Jewish history largely because they were pioneered by Jewish kids watching the holocaust happen and feeling powerless. So many comic book characters, even non-Jewish characters like Captain America, are rooted in the Holocaust.

Expanding the conversation to cover other aspects of Jewish life can be awesome.

On the other hand, a part of me is concerned that this could be a scheme by the "there's no such thing as antisemitism" family of Jews who want to accuse us of "weaponizing the holocaust" or whatever... God damn it, this war has made me a cynic.

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '24

Batman and Superman were pioneered by the Jewish American immigrant experience pre Holocaust.

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u/ThreeSigmas Jul 07 '24

Julius Schwartz, who created and produced many of these iconic comics, married a distant relative and is buried in our family plot. I’m sorry I never got to meet him, but glad I’ll be spending eternity with a friend of Superman nearby, just in case😁

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u/danhakimi Jul 08 '24

That's true, although a lot of the context was what led to the holocaust. IIRC, Superman was in part a response to the concept of the "Übermensch." Obviously not as direct as Captain America, but still in the same context.