Jewish NYC doll Rebecca joins American Girl lineup

Article by: Associated Press
Updated: May 24, 2009 - 10:34 PM

Rebecca Rubin, a Jewish historical doll whose makers spent years on R&D. Rubin, all of 18-inches tall, is the newest historical character doll to be released by American Girl, the company based in Wisconsin whose products have a rabidly devoted following among the female 8-to-12-year-old set. She is a 9-year-old girl living on the Lower East Side in 1914 with her Russian-Jewish immigrant parents, siblings and a grandmother.

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NEW YORK - The American Girl doll company is adding a new character to its multiethnic lineup. She's Rebecca, a Jewish Russian immigrant girl living on Manhattan's Lower East Side in 1914.

Jewish leaders who've seen the Rebecca doll and read the accompanying books say they're generally impressed.

Rebecca goes on sale May 31. She'll join the Middleton, Wis.-based company's other dolls such as Addy the escaped slave and Kaya the native American.

American Girl dolls cost about $95 each. American Girl LLC was bought in 1998 by El Segundo, Calif.-based Mattel Inc., the nation's largest maker of toys including Barbie dolls.