It's Official: Harry Potter Is Jewish
That's right, folks. Daniel Radcliffe, the actor who plays Harry Potter, is Jewish:
…British actor Daniel Radcliffe, best known for playing Harry Potter in the blockbuster movie series, told Australian TV last month that his mother is Jewish.
On December 22, the London Jewish Chronicle reported the same news as I did and added a few details:
Radcliffe's mother is Marcia Gresham, a casting director, raised in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. The JC [Jewish Chronicle] spotted artistic talent in the family way back: the 11-year-old Marcia was featured in our pages in 1968 after winning 10 trophies and several medals for ballet dancing.
Ms. Gresham's mother, Patricia Jacobson, told the JC she was "a real Jewish grandmother" when it came to Daniel. She said: "I was proud of him before he was Harry Potter, because he's just lovely."…
Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, Princess Leia, Harry Potter- we rule space and magic. Haha!
Posted by: Jack | January 04, 2007 at 03:48 PM
Too bad there isn't a yeshiva like Hogwarts.
Posted by: Yochanan Lavie | January 04, 2007 at 04:08 PM
Jack: Ensign Checkov and Indiana Jones are also Jewish.
Posted by: Yochanan Lavie | January 04, 2007 at 06:48 PM
Goyim = Mudbloods
770 = Hogwarts
Rebbe = Dumbledore (Maybe he'll come back from the dead!)
Posted by: Yos | January 05, 2007 at 09:52 AM
A small child just pointed out to me, that I mean muggles not mudbloods. I need to attend more Potter outreach meetings.
Posted by: Yos | January 05, 2007 at 10:23 AM
How can Harry Potter be Jewish when he's not Orthodox?
Posted by: Joel Platsman | April 06, 2010 at 04:40 PM