Join us in our zoom room as we open our 2022 Salon season with author Roy Schwartz, in conversation with Rabbi Jeremy as they discuss the most famous character in the world and ask the question “Is Superman Circumcised?”

Superman is the most famous character in the world. He’s the first superhero, an American icon—and he’s Jewish!  Introduced in June 1938, the Man of Steel was created by two Jewish teens, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the sons of emigrants from Eastern Europe. They based their hero’s origin story on Moses, his strength on Samson, his mission on the golem and his nebbish secret identity on themselves.

Is Superman Circumcised?: The Complete Jewish History of the World’s Greatest Hero is a fascinating and entertaining journey through comic book lore, American history and Jewish tradition, sure to give readers a newfound appreciation for the Mensch of Steel!

Roy Schwartz is the author of Is Superman Circumcised? The Complete Jewish History of the World’s Greatest Hero and The Darkness in Lee’s Closet and the Others Waiting There. He writes about pop culture for various publications, including New York Daily News, The Forward, and CNN.com. Roy received his BA in English from the New School University and interdisciplinary MA in English and social thought from NYU. He has taught English and writing at the City University of New York and is a former writer-in-residence fellow at the New York Public Library. He can be found at royschwartz.com and on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook as @RealRoySchwartz

Wednesday 5 January 2022, 7pm in our usual Zoom Room here or call 0203 051 2874 and use the code 324 434 273, or watch the conversation on Facebook Live here. 

The New London Salon is a weekly space in which one of the New London clergy invites a guest of interest to hold a public conversation, followed by a chance to take questions.