The Religious Affiliation of
Ben Urich
 

A scene in Marvel Knights 4 #22 makes it clear that Ben Urich is Jewish, something that has been hinted it in many other places. Ben Urich and Jessica Jones are visiting an elderly Jewish woman named Mrs. Loew. Urich and Mrs. Loew speak of a "golem," which leaves Jones a little confused. She refers to herself as the only non-Jewish person in the room when she asks them to fill her in, saying: "Urich, Mrs. Lowe, for the goy-girl in the room..."

Urich demonstrates his knowledge of Jewish lore he learned while growing up in the Jewish neighborhood of the Lower East Side of Manhattan when he tells Jessica: According to the legend... the golem is a giant made of clay, animated by Jewish elders to protect the weak and the helpless. In other words... we're talking about a benevolent creature here."

Also, on pages 1 and 2 of this issue, Ben Urich recounts, from first-hand experience, the history of the Lower East Side of Manhattan. He mentions some specific Jewish-owned businesses that specialize in Jewish/kosher food: "Then, in the 1890s, when most of the neighborhood's tenements were built, it was Eastern European Jews. Setting up shops and raising their kids on streets like Delancy, Orchard, and Broome... There are, at least, vestiges from the old days. Hanging on the way a drowning man hangs on to a life preserver. Katz's Delicatessen at East Houston and Ludlow. Ratner's, the kosher dairy place on Delancey, near Suffolk. And the hole-in-the-wall coffee shop where I am now -- Minnie's."

This character is in the following 92 stories which have been indexed by this website:
The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #595 (July 2009): "American Son: Part 1" (5-panel cameo)
The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #599 (Sep. 2009): "American Son: Conclusion" (mentioned)
The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #600 (Sep. 2009): "Last Legs" (4-panel cameo)
The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #600 (Sep. 2009): "Fight at the Museum" (mentioned)
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual 1998 (July 1998): "Duel with Devil Dinosaur"

Assassins #1 (Apr. 1996): "Political Suicide" (character based on)
Civil War: Front Line #7 (Nov. 2006): "Embedded: Part Seven"
Daily Bugle (vol. 1) #1 (Dec. 1996): "Front Page"
Daredevil

Daredevil (vol. 1) #153 (July 1978): "Betrayal!"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #159 (July 1979): "Marked for Murder!"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #160 (Sep. 1979): "In the Hands of Bullseye"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #161 (Nov. 1979): "To Dare the Devil"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #163 (Mar. 1980): "Blind Alley"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #164 (May 1980): "Exposé"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #174 (Sep. 1981): "The Assasination of Matt Murdock"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #177 (Dec. 1981): "Where Angels Fear to Tread"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #179 (Feb. 1982): "Spiked!"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #180 (Mar. 1982): "The Damned"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #183 (June 1982): "Child's Play"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #186 (Sep. 1982): "Stilts"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #192 (Mar. 1983): "Promises"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #198 (Sep. 1983): "Touch of a Stranger"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #203 (Feb. 1984): "Trumps!"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #207 (June 1984): "Ultimatum!"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #221 (Aug. 1985): "Behold My Vengeance!"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #227 (Feb. 1986): "Apocalypse"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #228 (Mar. 1986): "Purgatory"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #229 (Apr. 1986): "Pariah!"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #230 (May 1986): "Born Again"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #231 (June 1986): "Saved"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #232 (July 1986): "God and Country"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #233 (Aug. 1986): "Armageddon"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #234 (Sep. 1986): "Madcasting" (cameo)
Daredevil (vol. 1) #242 (May 1987): "Caviar Killer"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #286 (Nov. 1990): "The Thief"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #287 (Dec. 1990): "The Fighter"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #288 (Jan. 1991): "The Student"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #289 (Feb. 1991): "The Hero"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #291 (Apr. 1991): "All the News That Fits"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #294 (July 1991): "The Infernal Mysteries"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #301 (Feb. 1992): "The Raptor"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #314 (Mar. 1993): "Shock Treatment"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #315 (Apr. 1993): "Shock Therapy"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #317 (June 1993): "Grease is the Word"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #318 (July 1993): "Grease Monkeys"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #319 (Aug. 1993): "Fall from Grace Prologue: Temptation"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #320 (Sep. 1993): "Fall from Grace: Part I"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #321 (Oct. 1993): "Fall from Grace Part 2: Transgression"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #322 (Nov. 1993): "Fall from Grace, Part 3: Confrontation"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #324 (Jan. 1994): "Fall from Grace, Part 5: Descent"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #325 (Feb. 1994): "Fall from Grace Conclusion: Salvation for the Damned!"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #332 (Sep. 1994): "Softwar"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #339 (Apr. 1995): "Betrayal"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #340 (May 1995): "Subversion"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #341 (June 1995): "Duplicity"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #342 (July 1995): "Malignancy"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #346 (Nov. 1995): "Inferno, Part Two"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #354 (July 1996): "Charming Devils"
Daredevil (vol. 1) #356 (Sep. 1996): "Burden of Proof" (mentioned)
Daredevil (vol. 1) #380 (Oct. 1998): "Just One Good Story"
Daredevil (vol. 2) #58 (May 2004): "The King of Hell's Kitchen: Part 3"
Daredevil Annual #5 (Sep. 1989): "The Redeemed and the Condemned" (lead character)
Daredevil Annual #6 (June 1990): "Predator"
Daredevil Annual #7 (May 1991): "The Von Strucker Gambit Part 1: Crippling Death"
Daredevil Annual #7 (May 1991): "The Dark Lady" (lead character)
Daredevil Annual #9 (July 1993): "Devouring Madness"

Daredevil/Spider-Man #1 (Jan. 2001): "Unusual Suspects, Part One"
The Daredevils #1 (Jan. 1983): "Marked for Murder!"
The Deadly Foes of Spider-Man #2 (June 1991): "Book II: The Price of Justice"
The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #600 (Sep. 2009): "Seeing Red"
Marvel Holiday Special 2004 #1 (Jan. 2005): "Jonah's Holiday Carol"
Marvel Knights 4

Marvel Knights 4 #22 (Nov. 2005): "The Yancy Street Golem"
Marvel Knights 4 #25 (Feb. 2006): "The Resurrection of Nicholas Scratch: Part One: Omens and Portents"

The New Avengers (vol. 1) #58 (Dec. 2009) (mentioned)
The Pulse

The Pulse #1 (Apr. 2004): "Thin Air, Part 1"
The Pulse #3 (July 2004): "Thin Air, Part 3"
The Pulse #4 (Sep. 2004): "Thin Air, Part 4"
The Pulse #5 (Nov. 2004): "Thin Air, Part 5"
The Pulse #6 (Jan. 2005): "Secret War, Part 1"
The Pulse #7 (Mar. 2005): "Secret War, Part 2"
The Pulse #8 (May 2005): "Secret War, Part 3"
The Pulse #9 (July 2005): "Secret War, Part 4"

Siege: Embedded

Siege: Embedded #1 (Mar. 2010) (lead character)
Siege: Embedded #2 (Apr. 2010) (lead character)
Siege: Embedded #3 (May 2010) (lead character)
Siege: Embedded #4 (July 2010) (lead character)

The Spectacular Spider-Man

The Spectacular Spider-Man (vol. 1) #240 (Nov. 1996): "Walking Into Spiderwebs"
The Spectacular Spider-Man (vol. 1) #254 (Feb. 1998): "Angst!"

Spider-Man Family (vol. 2) #2 (June 2007): "Undone"
Spider-Man: Fear Itself (Feb. 1992)
Untold Tales of Spider-Man #23 (Aug. 1997): "The Crime-Master"
Web of Spider-Man (vol. 1) #27 (June 1987): "Scared to Succeed!"

Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/u.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/uruz.htm

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