Debra Nussbaum Cohen over at The Forward’s new “Sisterhood” blog has an alert for all you parents of tweenage girls: the newest American Girl doll is likely to be Jewish. Better start preparing your pint-sized bat mitzvah parties now.

From The Sisterhood:

The pre-tween set is abuzz with the rumor that the newest American Girl doll is Jewish. Officials at the Wisconsin-based company confirm that she is, indeed, a Jewish character, calling her “a lively girl from New York City,” but have embargoed her name and most other story details until May 29th.

American Girl dolls, for those who haven’t yet been indoctrinated, are larger-than-usual (18-inches tall) dolls with well-made clothes and overpriced accessories that inspire cultish devotion among the demographic that can afford them.