Superman has always been an immigrant, and, by extension, a Jewish immigrant, long before today’s culture wars. Gunn’s film merely foregrounds a theme embedded in the hero’s DNA since 1938.

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When a new “Superman” movie debuts this weekend, it will embrace America’s icons – and its cultural debates. The Man of Steel ...