The Religious Affiliation of
Dear Abby
Abigail Van Buren

Religion: Jewish

Name: Dear Abby

Alter Ego: Abigail Van Buren

Other Names: Pauline Phillips; Pauline Esther Friedman; Dear Abbey

Classification:  real/historical person  

Publisher(s): McNaught Syndicate; Universal Press Syndicate

Earliest Appearance Listed in This Database: The San Francisco Chronicle (9 Jan. 1956): "Dear Abbey"

Creators: Pauline Phillips

Number of Appearances: 14

Occupation: columnist

Birth Place: Sioux City, Iowa, USA

Race: white

Gender: female

Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Abby
  - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1621013/
  - http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0012_0_12025.html
  - http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/Landers.html