Do I look Jewish?

RodSuarez
RodSuarez Posts: 6,309 Member
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So I've been told several times either on the "Guess the Ethnicity of the person above you" or in the "Celebrity Look-a-like" that I look Jewish.

Do I look Jewish?
Why?

I'm not Jewish, but am not complaining either looking Jewish is more useful to get on Broadway than looking "Mexican".

I'm Spanish + French/Basque Mix, born in Mexico.
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  • kiddoc88
    kiddoc88 Posts: 244 Member
    No, I'd say you look hispanic
  • Stump_Likker
    Stump_Likker Posts: 2,059 Member
    You look a little like Jerry Seinfeld to me. Maybe that's where the Jewish thing comes from. But I didn't really know Jewish had a look.

    I'm strictly basing that on your profile pic.
  • RodSuarez
    RodSuarez Posts: 6,309 Member
    I've also been asked in real life, if I am:

    Greek
    Brasilian
    French or Spanish (which I am in part)
    Jew
    Puerto Rican
    Scottish
    Russian (really? I am a bit too tan to be Russian).

    And my German teacher said I could pass as German from a certain region (can't remember the name).
  • orangebuttercat
    orangebuttercat Posts: 143 Member
    I am Russian.
  • vjohn04
    vjohn04 Posts: 2,276 Member
    My ex was a Jewish Israeli and had nice creamy pale skin, plenty of dark hair, and he did have a prominent nose.
  • beccadaniixox
    beccadaniixox Posts: 542 Member
    You do. I'm going to say it's because of the shape of your nose.
    You don't have a "Jew nose" which those things can give Pinocchio a run for his money.
    But I have seen many Jewish people with a similar nose shape..


    (I am Jewish)
  • legreene515
    legreene515 Posts: 276 Member
    You do look a little Jewish to me. I think the hair color, complexion and the shape of your nose.

    Do I look Jewish?
  • britttttx3
    britttttx3 Posts: 458
    I don't think so.
  • RodSuarez
    RodSuarez Posts: 6,309 Member
    You do. I'm going to say it's because of the shape of your nose.
    You don't have a "Jew nose" which those things can give Pinocchio a run for his money.
    But I have seen many Jewish people with a similar nose shape..


    (I am Jewish)

    So it is the nose! ok that explains a lot, not the typical
    "Jewish Nose"
    adrien-brody10.jpg

    But still a "common" nose between Jews.

    So I just googled famous Jews to compare noses... Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Bowman, Ben Foster, Shia LaBeouf, Justin Bartha they all have "similar" noses".

    So I have the "pretty Jewish nose"? I will have to do some research in my family tree.
  • orangebuttercat
    orangebuttercat Posts: 143 Member
    You look a lot like Eugene Hutz
  • legreene515
    legreene515 Posts: 276 Member
    I'm about 1/8th Jewish, and I think you can tell by my nose. My grandmother on my Dad's side descended from the Ashkenazi Jews. They're known for two things: a) interbreeding and b) extreme intelligence. At least I know where I get my smarts! ;-) Ha!

    I think familial research is pretty cool. You should look into it!
  • RodSuarez
    RodSuarez Posts: 6,309 Member
    I'm about 1/8th Jewish, and I think you can tell by my nose. My grandmother on my Dad's side descended from the Ashkenazi Jews. They're known for two things: a) interbreeding and b) extreme intelligence. At least I know where I get my smarts! ;-) Ha!

    I think familial research is pretty cool. You should look into it!

    My Great-Great-Great-Grandmother on my Mother's side was judged for Vampirism - how cool is that?
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    ya'll look the same to me.
  • legreene515
    legreene515 Posts: 276 Member
    I'm about 1/8th Jewish, and I think you can tell by my nose. My grandmother on my Dad's side descended from the Ashkenazi Jews. They're known for two things: a) interbreeding and b) extreme intelligence. At least I know where I get my smarts! ;-) Ha!

    I think familial research is pretty cool. You should look into it!

    My Great-Great-Great-Grandmother on my Mother's side was judged for Vampirism - how cool is that?

    That is awesome! I'm watching Abraham Lincoln Vampire Killer as we speak. Coincidental? I think not!
  • larsensue
    larsensue Posts: 461 Member
    I am 1/2 Jew, 1/2 German (I know, scary mix right?) and no I would say French or Mediterranean.
  • RodSuarez
    RodSuarez Posts: 6,309 Member
    I'm about 1/8th Jewish, and I think you can tell by my nose. My grandmother on my Dad's side descended from the Ashkenazi Jews. They're known for two things: a) interbreeding and b) extreme intelligence. At least I know where I get my smarts! ;-) Ha!

    I think familial research is pretty cool. You should look into it!

    My Great-Great-Great-Grandmother on my Mother's side was judged for Vampirism - how cool is that?

    That is awesome! I'm watching Abraham Lincoln Vampire Killer as we speak. Coincidental? I think not!

    please don't kill me!
  • SoViLicious
    SoViLicious Posts: 2,633 Member
    You just look like a white guy.
  • RodSuarez
    RodSuarez Posts: 6,309 Member
    I am 1/2 Jew, 1/2 German (I know, scary mix right?) and no I would say French or Mediterranean.
    French/Mediteranean would be spot on.
  • scookiemonster
    scookiemonster Posts: 175 Member
    I am 1/2 Jew, 1/2 German (I know, scary mix right?) and no I would say French or Mediterranean.

    I am a pureblood Eastern European Jew married to a very blond haired, blue eyed, Aryan looking man of German descent. Always makes for fun jokes at the Passover seder ;-)

    To the OP - I see the Jewish more in your current profile pic than your other pictures, but yes, I'd say it's in the nose. Combine the nose with the complexion and the dark, curly hair, and it's pretty close to a stereotypical Jewish look. I think the angle of your current pic highlights the nose a bit more than the others.
  • Lift_This_
    Lift_This_ Posts: 2,756 Member
    Im a cashew(1/2 catholic, 1/2 Jewish)....ummm, but look normal....

    .....im not sure how the Jews are supposed to look....like normal people i guess....so no? you don't look Jewish?
  • larsensue
    larsensue Posts: 461 Member
    I am 1/2 Jew, 1/2 German (I know, scary mix right?) and no I would say French or Mediterranean.

    I am a pureblood Eastern European Jew married to a very blond haired, blue eyed, Aryan looking man of German descent. Always makes for fun jokes at the Passover seder ;-)


    Ya have some good ones myself, we should compare notes....
  • megabyt23
    megabyt23 Posts: 580 Member
    The first time I saw you around the forums I definitely thought you were Jewish until I saw the name. Lol It's gotta be the nose shape and hair mostly.
  • Sapporo
    Sapporo Posts: 693 Member
    Not really, maybe like you could be but I don't think you have that complete common Jewish look, perhaps half Jewish.
    Someone asked me if I was Jewish because my name is Heidi. I was just like WTF to that.
  • sparkly86
    sparkly86 Posts: 520 Member
    wow, you made it into a topic. I think you could definitely blend as a Latino, Arab, Jewish, sticky based on stereotypical looks.
  • RodSuarez
    RodSuarez Posts: 6,309 Member
    The first time I saw you around the forums I definitely thought you were Jewish until I saw the name. Lol It's gotta be the nose shape and hair mostly.
    My old username was Zeraus (my lastname backwards) so it made me even more ethnically ambiguous.
  • RodSuarez
    RodSuarez Posts: 6,309 Member
    Not really, maybe like you could be but I don't think you have that complete common Jewish look, perhaps half Jewish.
    Someone asked me if I was Jewish because my name is Heidi. I was just like WTF to that.
    that's random, well one time a friend asked me if I was part black... I asked why, she said because of my booty
  • RodSuarez
    RodSuarez Posts: 6,309 Member
    wow, you made it into a topic. I think you could definitely blend as a Latino, Arab, Jewish, sticky based on stereotypical looks.
    oh true I've been said arab quite a few times too

    and yes it's been an old question so I said ok I am bored so why not ask MFP about that
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    oh true I've been said arab quite a few times too

    You're like the united nations.
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    I think you could look more Italian than Mexican (and I is Mexican). OR even look more Spanish than Mexican.

    Nobody EVER thinks I'm Mexican. Not with my nappy/curly hair.
  • RodSuarez
    RodSuarez Posts: 6,309 Member
    oh true I've been said arab quite a few times too

    You're like the united nations.
    I've probably kiss one person from each country in the U.N. oh wait wrong topic hehe

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