Up, Up, and Oy Vey!

by Simcha Weinstein
Up, Up, and Oy Vey!
Author: Simcha Weinstein
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781569804001
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While the Jewish contribution to film, theatre, music and comedy has been well-documented, the Jewish role in the creation of the All-American superhero has been left unexplored - until now. The early comic book creators were almost all Jewish, and as children of immigrants, they spent their lives trying to escape the second-class mentality which was forced on them by the outside world. Their fight for truth, justice and the 'American Way' is portrayed by the superheroes they created. This title observes comic book heroes through historical and cultural lenses.

Jews and American Comics

by Paul Buhle
Jews and American Comics
Author: Paul Buhle
Publisher:
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2008
Genre: Art
ISBN:
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Yellow press headliners : Jewish comics in the dailies -- Comic book heroes -- The underground era -- Recovering Jewishness.

Up, Up, and Oy Vey!

by Simcha Weinstein
Up, Up, and Oy Vey!
Author: Simcha Weinstein
Publisher:
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2006
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:
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From the birth of Krypton in Cleveland to the Caped Crusader, Captain America, the Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man, the X-Men, and more, Up, Up, and Oy Vey chronicles the uncanny story behind the story about the origins of the planet's most famous superheroes. While the Jewish contribution to film, theater, music, and comedy has been well-documented, the Jewish role in the creation of the All-American superhero has not been--until now! The official publication date of this book is June 27, 2006, which is two weeks after the 3rd X-Men movie is released and three days before Superman Returns hits the theaters. Additionally, Geppi's Entertainment Museum will be opening in Baltimore on July 4th as well, and this museum is being touted as a one-of-a-kind, fun, interactive museum. . .with a focus on pop culture in all media, toys, and comic characters.

Superman Is Jewish?

by Harry Brod
Superman Is Jewish?
Author: Harry Brod
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2016-01-12
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1416595317
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"Harry Brod situates superheroes within the course of Jewish-American history: they are aliens in a foreign land, like Superman; figures plagued by guilt for abandoning their families, like Spider-Man; and outsiders persecuted for being different, like the X-Men. Brod blends humor and sharp observation as he considers the overt and discreet Jewish characteristics of these well-known figures and explores how their creators integrated their Jewish identities and their creativity."--From publisher description.

Is Superman Circumcised?

by Roy Schwartz
Is Superman Circumcised?
Author: Roy Schwartz
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2021-05-19
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1476644411
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Superman is the original superhero, an American icon, and arguably the most famous character in the world--and he's Jewish! Introduced in June 1938, the Man of Steel was created by two Jewish teens, Jerry Siegel, the son of immigrants from Eastern Europe, and Joe Shuster, an immigrant. They based their hero's origin story on Moses, his strength on Samson, his mission on the golem, and his nebbish secret identity on themselves. They made him a refugee fleeing catastrophe on the eve of World War II and sent him to tear Nazi tanks apart nearly two years before the US joined the war. In the following decades, Superman's mostly Jewish writers, artists, and editors continued to borrow Jewish motifs for their stories, basing Krypton's past on Genesis and Exodus, its society on Jewish culture, the trial of Lex Luthor on Adolf Eichmann's, and a future holiday celebrating Superman on Passover. A fascinating journey through comic book lore, American history, and Jewish tradition, this book examines the entirety of Superman's career from 1938 to date, and is sure to give readers a newfound appreciation for the Mensch of Steel!

Oy Vey! Isn't a Strategy

by Deborah Grayson Riegel
Oy Vey! Isn't a Strategy
Author: Deborah Grayson Riegel
Publisher: Behrman House Publishing
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2012
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780874416619
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25 simple strategies to help YOU achieve personal and professional success Ever wish you had a life coach in your pocket? Now you do! Discover how to improve your interpersonal relationships, find happiness at work, overcome procrastination and perfectionism, and present your ideas with polish and passion. This book will help you adjust your perspective-with good humor, practical insights, and a little wisdom from the Jewish tradition-to get you moving in the right direction. Internationally renowned coach, acclaimed speaker, and syndicated columnist Deborah Grayson Riegel trains executives, senior managers, and professionals at the world's most recognized companies and organizations, including American Express, Condé Nast, Jewish Federations of North America, Pfizer, Toyota, and the US Army. Book jacket.

Oy Vey! Life in a Shoe

by Bonnie Grubman
Oy Vey! Life in a Shoe
Author: Bonnie Grubman
Publisher: Apples & Honey Press
Total Pages:
Release: 2016-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781681155159
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"A retelling of a classic Jewish Folktale paired with the old woman in a shoe. The tale reminds us that sometimes things have to go from bad to worse before they can get better"--

The Myth of the Superhero

by Marco Arnaudo
The Myth of the Superhero
Author: Marco Arnaudo
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2013-05
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1421409534
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Translated for the first time into English, The Myth of the Superhero looks beyond the cape, the mask, and the superpowers, presenting a serious study of the genre and its place in a broader cultural context.

Fifty Shades of Oy Vey

by E.L. Jamesbergstein
Fifty Shades of Oy Vey
Author: E.L. Jamesbergstein
Publisher: Alfred A. Knish
Total Pages: 127
Release: 2013-08-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0615864376
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"You couldn't put down the original, now pick up the Jewish version....It is sure to leave you verklempt with passion!" -- Jewitup.com You've read the books and seen the movie. Or maybe you'd rather not. Try the Jewish parody! It's so erotic you'll plotz. From the moment senior Anatevka Stein meets chubby bagel tycoon Chaim Silver, she is drawn to him. A mench like no other, he's brilliant, lecherous and reeking of herring, a combination she cannot resist. So what if he still lives with his mother? Chaim wants her too, though he wants her to sign a Kinky Ketubah drafted by his attorneys. What sexual techniques will Ana learn in his Blue Room of Broadloom and which delicatessen foods will be involved? Why is the first night of Passover with Chaim truly different from all other nights? And why does he play such sorrowful music on his accordion? Could it be the wedgies he received at Jewish summer camp? Erotic, exotic and Ashkenazic, this passionate love story will stay with you forever, not unlike a homemade matzah ball. Fifty Shades of Oy Vey: A Parody includes excerpts from Volume II: Fifty Shades Meshuggener and Volume III: Fifty Shades Fried Latkes. The book is intended for mature and somewhat immature readers.