There's an biography about him called "Al Jaffee's Mad Life: A Biography", which he contributed drawings to. And yes, he was really jewish. From wikijewdia:
"Jaffee was born March 13, 1921, in Savannah, Georgia, to Mildred and Morris Jaffee, the oldest of four children, all sons. His parents were Jewish immigrants from Zarasai, Lithuania. In 1927, Mildred took her four sons, with Morris's consent, back to Zarasai. After a year, Morris took the family back to the United States. After another year, Mildred took the children back to Lithuania. After four more years, Morris took the eldest three sons back to the USA, where they lived in Far Rockaway, Queens."
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Didn't know he was Jewish. Fuck.
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"Jaffee was born March 13, 1921, in Savannah, Georgia, to Mildred and Morris Jaffee, the oldest of four children, all sons. His parents were Jewish immigrants from Zarasai, Lithuania. In 1927, Mildred took her four sons, with Morris's consent, back to Zarasai. After a year, Morris took the family back to the United States. After another year, Mildred took the children back to Lithuania. After four more years, Morris took the eldest three sons back to the USA, where they lived in Far Rockaway, Queens."
That's a really strange early history.
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