The Hanukkah-themed episode will feature a visiting princess who is from a “Latino Jewish kingdom,” the Disney Channel announced. The princess will be voiced by Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who played Tony Soprano's daughter Meadow on The Sopranos.
As Arielle Kaplan wrote on Kveller,
Sigler is the perfect person to voice the character of an explicitly Jewish Disney princess. The Jewish mom — who shares sons Beau, 6, and Jack, 1 with her husband, baseball player Cutter Dykstra — strongly identifies with her Jewish roots. The 38-year-old went to Hebrew school, had a bat mitzvah, and called Israel “one of the most beautiful inspiring places [she’s] ever been to” after completing a Birthright trip.Here is the Hanukkah episode. Enjoy!
A SPECIAL NOTE FOR NEW EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS: THE VIDEO IS NOT VIEWABLE DIRECTLY FROM THE EMAIL THAT YOU GET EACH DAY. YOU MUST CLICK ON THE TITLE AT THE TOP OF THE EMAIL TO REACH THE JEWISH HUMOR CENTRAL WEBSITE, FROM WHICH YOU CLICK ON THE PLAY BUTTON IN THE VIDEO IMAGE TO START THE VIDEO.
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A South American "Jewish Princess;" no mention of Israel or the true source of Hanukkah; a food, gifts and gambling theme; and, most notably the "Jewish Princess" appears not to have a Prince but rather appears to be a lesbian.
ReplyDeleteIf this is how Disney "includes" Judaism, it would be better if it was left out of the story.