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* [[Characters/GravityFallsDipperPines Dipper Pines]] from ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' is heavily implied to be ethnically Jewish, but WordOfGod states [[https://twitter.com/_AlexHirsch/status/758547032554344448 he was raised non-religiously]]. [[spoiler:His great-uncle Ford, the author of the journals,]] is a straighter example since he ''was'' raised Jewish.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': Kyle is the smartest kid in his group and has a poster of Einstein on his wall. He also sports a classic, unfortunate Jewfro underneath his hat. However, he's cool enough to be just one of the guys. His cousin from Connecticut, on the other hand, is extremely nerdy, delicate, and stereotypical, to Kyle's annoyance.

* [[AmbiguouslyJewish Dipper Pines]] from ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' is heavily implied to be ethnically Jewish, but WordOfGod states [[https://twitter.com/_AlexHirsch/status/758547032554344448 he was raised non-religiously]]. [[spoiler:His great-uncle Ford, the author of the journals,]] is a straighter example since he ''was'' raised Jewish.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8552991/1/XXY-Evolution XXY:Evolution]]'', where most of the characters are [[RuleSixtyThree genderbend]], Kit Pryde (male Shadowcat) is nerdy, he loves science fiction and fantasy, and loves to play D&D with his few nerdy friends from his old school. This makes him [[TruerToTheText much closer to his female counterpart in her early comic book appearances]]. Unlike his counterpart in the show, Kit has a crush on Katrina (female Nightcrawler) almost immediately, due to her resembling a dark elf from one of his favorite fantasy stories. He's also a big FanBoy of Franchise/SpiderMan[[note]]who's still in his canon gender along with his supporting cast[[/note]].

%%* Seth Cohen from ''Series/TheOC''

%%* Mark Cohen from ''Theatre/{{Rent}}''.

* In ''[[ComicBook/RobinSeries Robin]]'' Tim's friend Ives is plenty nerdy, playing tabletop [=RPGs=] and arguing on what counts as actual cannon from the Star Wars expanded universe and what computer operating systems are better, he is also Jewish which means Tim takes note when he spots him leaving a Catholic church (Ives was there for a cancer support group meeting).

* Joel Glicker (David Krumholtz) in ''Film/TheAddamsFamily Values'' has it all: the asthma inhaler, the round glasses, the preference for complex science books, and the vulnerability to everything. His sickliness immediately [[NightmareFetishist attracts]] Wednesday.

* Peter B. Parker in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' is an AlternateUniverse offshoot of the PrimeTimeline ComicBook/SpiderMan, with the main differences being a [[StatusQuoIsGod successful marriage to Mary Jane]] and him being AmbiguouslyJewish. In [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse the sequel]] M.J. teases him for being unfamiliar with sports.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': Kyle is the smartest kid in his group and has a poster of Einstein on his wall. He also sports a classic, unfortunate Jewfro underneath his hat. However, he's cool enough to be just one of the guys. His cousin from New York, on the other hand, is extremely nerdy, delicate, and stereotypical, to Kyle's annoyance.

Compare AsianAndNerdy and BollywoodNerd, two other ethnic nerd stereotypes. Contrast MatzoFever and BlackAndNerdy, both inversions of a more prevalent ethnic stereotype. Intelligence as a character trait may lead to instances of AmbiguouslyJewish, thanks to this trope. Finally, contrast {{Hipster}}, which often deals with Jewish or Ambiguously Jewish characters acting stereotypically 'cool.' Compare NiceJewishBoy and MagicalJew.

* ''Series/Victorious'': Robbie Shapiro is frequently mocked for his nerdiness by other characters and the narrative alike, and is stated in ''[[Recap/VictoriousS1E16 Wok Star]]'' to have had a bar mitzvah.

Compare AsianAndNerdy and BollywoodNerd, two other ethnic nerd stereotypes. Contrast MatzoFever and BlackAndNerdy, both inversions of a more prevalent ethnic stereotype. Intelligence as a character trait may lead to instances of AmbiguouslyJewish, thanks to this trope. Finally, contrast {{Hipster}}, which often deals with Jewish or Ambiguously Jewish characters acting stereotypically 'cool.' Compare NiceJewishBoy.

* ComicBook/KittyPryde from ''ComicBook/XMen''; in the comic she wears a Star of David necklace. She is a computer nerd.

** When Delta is tricked into using the wrong answers to cheat on a psych test, Hoover discovers their mistake (too late) by checking with �the Jewish house�.

Jews are, perhaps, the originators of the modern {{Nerd}} stereotype. Why? Maybe their long, scholarly tradition, maybe their immigrant past (comparable to AsianAndNerdy and the BollywoodNerd), maybe their [[JewishMother overbearing]] {{Education Mama}}s, maybe for some other weird reason. But for whatever reason, you will rarely see a stupid Jewish character on TV (unless he or she is more of a DitzyGenius or GeniusDitz). In RealLife, many prominent doctors, lawyers, authors, scientists, and philosophers have been of Jewish descent. Nearly 20% of all Nobel Prizes have been awarded to people of Jewish descent.

* Billy Kaplan/"ComicBook/{{Wiccan}}" from ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers''. In a team where every member is some degree of AscendedFanboy, he's still one of the biggest nerds, and goes from AmbiguouslyJewish to canonically Jewish during ''The Children's Crusade''.

Jews are, perhaps, the originators of the modern {{Nerd}} stereotype. Why? Maybe their long, scholarly tradition, maybe their immigrant past (comparable to AsianAndNerdy and the BollywoodNerd), maybe their [[JewishMother overbearing]] {{Education Mama}}s, maybe for some other weird reason. But for whatever reason, you will rarely see a stupid Jewish character on TV (unless he or she is more of a DitzyGenius or GeniusDitz). In RealLife, many prominent doctors, lawyers, authors, scientists, and philosophers have been of Jewish descent.

** ''In The Beginning'' has an interesting contrast: the protagonist's father is a [[BadassIsraeli Badass Polish Jew]] whose backstory includes joining the Polish army against his family and community's opposition and killing an unspecified, but quite large, number of Cossacks. He is very clear that the appropriate response to a pogrom is violence, and passes this belief on to his son, the protagonist... who couldn't possibly act on it, being a [[JewishAndNerdy pale, skinny, glasses-wearing,]] [[UpToEleven utterly brilliant, chronically-ill bullying target.]]

Compare AsianAndNerdy and BollywoodNerd, two other ethnic nerd stereotypes; and HollywoodNerd for the general appearance. Contrast MatzoFever and BlackAndNerdy, both inversions of a more prevalent ethnic stereotype. Intelligence as a character trait may lead to instances of AmbiguouslyJewish, thanks to this trope. Finally, contrast {{Hipster}}, which often deals with Jewish or Ambiguously Jewish characters acting stereotypically 'cool.' Compare NiceJewishBoy.

* Paul Phiffer on ''Series/TheWonderYears'' is a Jewish HollywoodNerd.

* ''Literature/TheRulesOfSupervillainy'' protagonist, Gary Karkofsky, constantly references Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, and other pop culture. He's also very-very Jewish. Curiously, he's also a KavorkaMan and PopCulturedBadass.

* Libby from ''WesternAnimation/TheGhostAndMollyMcGee''.

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* ''[[{{Theatre/Leopoldstadt}} Leopoldstadt]]'': One of the main characters, Ludwig, is a professor of mathematics at the University of Vienna, and is obsessed with number theory, particularly solving the Riemann Hypothesis.

Jews are, perhaps, the originators of the modern {{Nerd}} stereotype. Why? Maybe their long, scholarly tradition, maybe their immigrant past (comparable to AsianAndNerdy and the BollywoodNerd), maybe their [[JewishMother overbearing]] {{Education Mama}}s, maybe for some other weird reason. But for whatever reason, you will rarely see a stupid Jewish character on TV (unless he or she is more of a DitzyGenius or GeniusDitz). In RealLife, many prominent doctors, authors, scientists, and philosophers have been of Jewish descent.

* ''Theatre/Leopoldstadt'': One of the main characters, Ludwig, is a professor of mathematics at the University of Vienna, and is obsessed with number theory, particularly solving the Riemann Hypothesis.

* Arnold from ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicSchoolBus'' is a very geeky kid with glasses, and the ChristmasEpisode, [InformedJudaism it's revealed that he celebrates Chanukah.]]

* Ron Stoppable from ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' is a .
* Sheldon Klutzberry from ''WesternAnimation/TheReplacements''.

%%* Ron Stoppable from ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible''.
%%* Sheldon Klutzberry from ''WesternAnimation/TheReplacements''.
* Arnold from ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicSchoolBus''. In the highly hated Christmas special, Chanukah is mentioned. [[InformedJudaism That can only mean one thing.]]

%%* Barbara Dunkelman of ''Creator/RoosterTeeth''