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Fans of Barbie blasted Mattel for releasing their first official Hanukkah edition of the classic children's doll with a 'hooked nose.'
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The toy company launched the Jewish doll as part of its Holiday Sweaters collection, which also features two Christmas-themed Barbies.
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While the other two dolls, one blond and one black, embodied the iconic Barbie features and wore red-and-green sweaters, the Hanukkah Barbie was a little different.
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The $30 toy was dressed in a cobalt sweater with a print of a giant menorah.
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toy → dress → menorah
The sweater featured baby blue dreidels and tiny snowflakes along with blue Stars of David.
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sweater → feature → David
Paired with blue checkered leggings and Ugg boots, the sweater lights up when a hidden button is pressed.
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This version of the popular Mattel doll also features olive-toned skin and brown hair, making it distinguishable from her other Barbie counterparts.
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However, the most prominent feature that Redditors could not help but notice was the large nose.
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Mattel launched its first official Hanukkah doll as part of its Holiday Sweaters collection.
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The fans were not happy with how her nose was larger than other dolls
The doll was launched along with two other Barbie models - one blond and one black.
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They wore red-and-green Christmas sweaters while the Hanukkah doll wore a Jewish themed sweater
'The nose seems to have more of a bump to mimic more "Jewish" facial features,' a user wrote on a Reddit post.
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'First Jewish Barbie and they give her some printed cheap bulls*** to wear,' another said.
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'She deserved better.
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'She looks different,' another wrote.
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'Her nose appears more prominent.
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Several users noticed that the nose was ‘hooked,’ which could be a reference to the antisemitic caricature used to decry the Jewish community, The New York Post reported.
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The outlet said that the Hanukkah special Barbie seemed to be an updated version of the ‘Violet’ mold, which was first created in 2018.
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Alexis, 45, told The Post: ‘I love that a Barbie celebrates Hanukkah, but why does she have to have a different nose?’
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‘It’s so small in the scope of things, and obviously it’s not meant to be harmful.
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But I can’t unsee it.’
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The doll has a olive skin tone and brown hair.
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It wore blue checkered leggings and Ugg boots while the sweater lights up when a hidden button is pressed
The unveiling also drew some positive reactions from Barbie fans.
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The launch reminded people of Ruth Handler, the inventor of Barbie.
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A user wrote: ‘I mean, alllll Barbies are Jewish bc their “mother”, Ruth Handler, was Jewish.’
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Conservative Rabbi Yael Buchler of Riverdale told ThePost, ‘Ruth Handler was Jewish, and I think she would be kvelling to know there’s a Hanukkah Barbie.’
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The Rabbi added that she was thrilled to see that ‘the doll looks like some members of their congregation.’
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Ruth Handler was born to Polish-Jewish immigrants Jacob Moskowicz, a blacksmith and Ida Moskowicz.
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She invented the first Barbie doll in 1959.
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She also co-founded the toy manufacturer Mattel with her husband Elliot.
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