Super Jew T-Shirts

Where once the word Jew or Jewish would have no more significance than any other word, being part of a Jewish family I now stop to read anything that contains the word Jew or anything Jewish. One example:

The “You saw It? You liked it? Here’s how to get it!” column in the August 14 issue of Entertainment Weekly where a reader asked where they could find the Star of David/Superman t-shirt that Seth Rogen wore in the movie “Funny People.” The shirt was originally designed for a school play, but is now available to all at http://www.verymeri.com. What is not mentioned in the article, but is on the website, is that a portion of the sales will benefit the Jewish World Watch and Temple Israel Day School of Hollywood. When doing a web search for the image, I came across another design in what might be considered the original “Super Jew” t-shirt, available at http://www.superjudaicaheaven.com. They also sell the image as a magnet and mention the likeness of it to Mel Brooks character in the movie “Robin Hood: Men in Tights.” I like the idea of the T-shirts, and the bold statement in makes. It also lends itself to the question, is Superman Jewish? There are books written on the subject with some compelling evidence. But that’s a topic for another day…