Bar in SI

She is widely known for her romantic relationship with successful actor Leonardo DiCaprio. Israeli supermodel Bar Rafaeli made the cover of the new Sports Illustrated 2009 swimsuit edition. Rafaeli is the first Israeli model to appear in the Sports Illustrated magazine and definitely backs up the renowned beauty typical Israeli natives have to offer. Articles refer to Rafaeli as an Israeli but not as a Jewish woman. These articles probably do not refer to her as a Jewish woman because being an Israeli typically implies that she is a Jew. Also, authors of articles do not often write about the religion of the celebrity that they are writing about. Nevertheless, Rafaeli is an Israeli Jew and Israeli Jews are stereotypically better looking than American Jews. When one thinks of an Israeli they often think physically of a person who is good looking and who is naturally darker than Americans. Also, Israeli Jews do not normally have the stereotype of having large noses and other undesirable characteristics. Many Americans are stereotyped has having large noses because many American Jews are European Jews. These European Jews are often of the Ashkenazi descent meaning that Israeli Jews will have other physical characteristics. The emergence of Zionism is one reason Israeli’s are known for their unique looks. “Zionism is the international Jewish political movementthat originally supported the reestablishment of a homeland for the Jewish People in Palestine, after two millennia of exile” (wikipedia.com). This Zionist movement ultimately led to the future of the nation promoting youth, beauty, and the idea of hard work.