J.K Rowling has said on Twitter that Porpetina and Queenie Goldstein are distantly related to Anthony Goldstein,
J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling
Well, I think it's widely known that that characters of (Porpen)tina and Queenie are sisters, but not that their surname is Goldstein.
Mark @marklynch2012
any rlation to Anthony Goldstein
J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling
Yes (but distant).
whom she has previously confirmed to be Jewish.
ben @benjaminroffman
@jk_rowling my wife said there are no Jews at Hogwarts. I’m a Jew so I assume she said it to be the only magical 1 in the family. Thoughts?
J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling
Anthony Goldstein, Ravenclaw, Jewish wizard.
Was she trying to say that they are Jewish as well?
Answer
It seems likely that Queenie Goldstein is indeed Jewish - Alison Sudol, the actress who plays her says that she’s glad to be playing a Jewish character and she’s proud of who Queenie is.
Alison (and all of us, really) loves that Queenie is “so unapologetically feminine”, and also said she’s proud to be playing a Jewish character:
“It’s a really cool thing. Diversity is important. I’m really proud of who she is.”
- Alison Sudol’s ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Panel at LeakyCon 2018 (The Leaky Cauldron)
Alison Sudol, at least, seems to think that Queenie is Jewish, so would likely be playing her with the intention of her being Jewish. She doesn’t mention if she knows or thinks Queenie’s sister Tina is also Jewish, but she certainly believes that her own character Queenie is Jewish.
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