In what ways does the story of Superman’s creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, reflect the American Jewish experience of the 1930s and 40s? How do the stories of Superman, Siegel, and Shuster exemplify the complex issues of Jewish identity that we’ve read about in the past few weeks?

Engaging an Object

”it’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s SUPERMAN!” And he’s Jewish!?!?”

Read the brief article “Superman: From Cleveland to Krypton” at myjewishlearning.com, then read #10 and #11 in the Comic Book Resource article “Punch a Nazi: 15 Times Superheroes Fought Fascism.” In what ways does the story of Superman’s creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, reflect the American Jewish experience of the 1930s and 40s? How do the stories of Superman, Siegel, and Shuster exemplify the complex issues of Jewish identity that we’ve read about in the past few weeks?