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Why Green Lantern is one of the most Jewish superheroes of all

JL;DR SUMMARY Green Lantern, created by Jewish artists, draws on Jewish themes and symbolism, contrary to popular belief. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CultureDavid Ben GurionJewish HeritageJewish SymbolismComicsSuperheroesJewish CreatorsJewish SuperheroesGreen LanternHal Jordan

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New York City, New York, United States
"So they invented their own medium, the comic book, and its most popular genre, the superhero. In many cases, they imbued their creations with elements of Jewish culture."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"It remains to be seen if Jordan is Jewish in the upcoming Green Lantern Corps series on HBO Max. Producer and head writer Greg Berlanti did a good job with Batwoman on the CW, where Kate Kane was openly but only incidentally Jewish."
Israel
"Kane modeled Jordan after Jewish movie star and former next-door neighbor, Paul Newman. The Corps founders, the Guardians of the Universe, the oldest and wisest beings in creation, were modeled after David Ben-Gurion, founding father and first prime minister of Israel."

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