Profile: Golem

http://www.jewornotjew.com/profile.jsp?ID=1267

"Seriously, who needs Frankenstein's Monster, when we already have The Golem?" We wrote that in September 2007. Better late than never?

Jews in the News: a Jew playing hockey for Germany

This is American-born Evan Kaufmann, who recently played for Germany's national hockey team. The New York Times has an in-depth look.

Profile: Abe Vigoda

http://www.jewornotjew.com/profile.jsp?ID=1266

The very useful AbeVigoda.com constantly alerts the world of his current status...

Suggestions by Lee from Philly, Jason from Vancouver, Matt from Boston, and Margaret from Brooklyn.

Profile: Nigella Lawson

http://www.jewornotjew.com/profile.jsp?ID=1265

I love Norwegian author Erlend Loe, who is sadly not translated into English. His novella, "Quiet Days in Mixing Part", deals with a playwright who is obsessed with Lawson...

Suggestions from Luca from Rome, Mila from Alexandria, VA, Renee from New York, Harry from New York, and Gary from South Africa.

Settling the Score: Charlie Chaplin

There is a reason Charlie Chaplin is profile #2 (and, actually, the first one ever posted): many people erroneously think he's Jewish. And more fuel to the fire has been added:

According to newly released documents, both the FBI and Britain's MI5 spent years trying to determine if the star of silent films was actually a Communist born in France under the name Israel Thornstein.

Alas...

[MI5] said there was "no evidence that Chaplin's name is or ever has been Israel Thornstein," or that he had been born in France.

Profile: Malcolm Glazer

http://www.jewornotjew.com/profile.jsp?ID=1264

If Glazer is not the most hated man in England, he's definitely the most hated man in Manchester...

Profile: Flying Spaghetti Monster

http://www.jewornotjew.com/profile.jsp?ID=1263

Those unfamiliar with the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, go here. You'll learn... something.

Yes, someone actually suggested the FSM. Ben from Israel. Honestly.

Profile: Emperor Norton

http://www.jewornotjew.com/profile.jsp?ID=1262

Our first and only Imperial Majesty is also credited with sparking the construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. He has a plaque there commemorating him and everything. Would there have been such a necessary construction without him?

Actually, yes. Yes there would.

Anyway, Emperor Norton I of the United States and Protector of Mexico was suggested by Jared from New Jersey. Thanks Jared!

JONJ on the AV Club

The popular website The AV Club mentions JONJ today in calling Zachary Levy "the gentile Larry David". If only, Zachary. If only.

Profile: Zooey Deschanel

http://www.jewornotjew.com/profile.jsp?ID=1261

I know someone who has four Twitter accounts. Four!

Suggestions from Holly from California, Josh from St. Louis, Lopsa from France, and Caryn from Illinois.

Jews in the News: An EGOT for Scott Rudin

We discussed the EGOT before: The exclusive club of people who won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. As of that writing, six of the 12 were Jews (including Mel Brooks). Now, we have seven of 13, as producer Scott Rudin won a Grammy last night to add to his other tally.

Rudin actually has seven Tonys, and one each of the other three. Not sure if we'll ever profile him, but one EGOT winner who definitely needs a profile is Richard Rodgers...

Profile: Mare Winningham

http://www.jewornotjew.com/profile.jsp?ID=1260

I actually had this whole profile written in my head, saying how there were no Jews in the Brat Pack, and the best we could do is a borderline Packer in Mare Winningham... And then I remembered Judd Nelson. Duh.

And... what do you know, Ally Sheedy is Jewish as well (at least half)!

Suggestions from Jim from Tampa, Jerry from Seattle, Don from LA, and Arthur from New York.

Profile: Frank Oz

http://www.jewornotjew.com/profile.jsp?ID=1259

Our second mention of "What About Bob?" in the last couple of weeks.

Thanks to Esther from Canada for the suggestion.

Profile: The Cherokee

http://www.jewornotjew.com/profile.jsp?ID=1258

The Cherokee join the The Japanese and The Spanish as our third entire people to be profiled. Notice the trend that none of these are actually Jews. Coming soon: the Eskimos, the Australian Aborigines, the hundreds of other Native American tribes, and the lost peoples of Atlantis. Not coming soon: anything that resembles what actually happened to the lost tribes of Israel.

Of course, what separates the Cherokee from the rest of hoi polloi is that they're the ones claiming to be Jewish. The historical record, however, strongly disagrees.

Profile: Curt Herzstark

http://www.jewornotjew.com/profile.jsp?ID=1257

Now, obviously the conversation is fictional, but the gist is true: the Nazis kept Herzstark alive to give his calculator as a present to Hitler...

Another excellent suggestion by Alex from Maryland.