I think Ruthie smithens is Jewish.
Now here me out yesterday I was playing with my Ruthe doll and it dawned on me she looks so Jewish and I showed her to my brother and without telling him he said you know she looks just like my Jewish friend Rachel. I then remembered that Ruthie Smithens' father is a banker which was a traditional Jewish job. There was a time in history where it was one of the few jobs Jews could have because they considers money changing a dirty business. Ruthie is also named after someone in the bible Ruth. Jews were known to have dark hair (she kind of looks like Anne frank). What do you think guys am I crazy or do you think Ruthie is Jewish?
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I have had several bankers in my family - Christian. I have known many Christian girls/women named Ruth. My mother had brown hair with freckles - Southern Baptist.
The things that OP lists are general characteristics. Ruthie was a classic mold and there are several brown haired, classic mold dolls that were not Jewish. Samantha and Molly are two. Rebekkah had a Josefina mold and Lindsey had a Classic Mold and looked just like Kit with a different wig.
Married couples can be of two religions - I know that. But in the 1930s that was not as common as it is today..
If you are asking if we think that AG intended Ruthie to be Jewish then I still think not.
If you would like to create a storyline for your Ruthie in which she is Jewish - then I say go for it. Anything is possible - especially in a doll world. Ruthie is a fictitious character. Enjoy your doll the way you want.
actually, it is possible that her parents are both Jew and Christan. i have a friend like that and she celebrates both.
All Christians have the Jewish faith as their foundation but all Christians were not necessarily practicing Jews or Jews who came to Christ. Many were born Christians.
I did not forget - nor would I ever forget. I think all Christians benefit from knowing the heritage of our Religion.
She passed her red Christmas Dress with the Scotty Dog pin down to Kit. So, she had a Christmas Dress and her mother made Kit her Amelia Earhart Doll for Christmas.
I don't think she was Jewish as Lyndsey was billed as AG's first Jewish doll and that was around the same time Kit came out and then it was a big deal when Rebekkah came out and she was Jewish. If Ruthie was Jewish - AG would have included it.
Plus Ruthie had a Christmas Dress when she came out as a doll.
But, if you would like your doll to be Jewish - that's fine.
I do think this is true! She didn’t seem to engage in any Christmas activities. I think this would be really cool!!