I'm a full-blooded Ashkenazi Jew and I have straight oily hair that's wavy towards the bottom. Both of my parents and all of my siblings have straight hair, yet we all "look Jewish." I think the stereotype comes from the fact that Hasidic Jewish men curl their peyot with curlers or hot tools. The majority of Ashkenazi Jews I've met do not have curly hair. I think that physical trait is more common among Sephardic Jews, yet I've seen Sephardic Jews with straight hair. Ironically, a lot of Jewish girls I've met complain about how thin and oily their hair is.
I'm a full-blooded Ashkenazi Jew and I have straight oily hair that's wavy towards the bottom. Both of my parents and all of my siblings have straight hair, yet we all "look Jewish." I think the stereotype comes from the fact that Hasidic Jewish men curl their peyot with curlers or hot tools. The majority of Ashkenazi Jews I've met do not have curly hair. I think that physical trait is more common among Sephardic Jews, yet I've seen Sephardic Jews with straight hair. Ironically, a lot of Jewish girls I've met complain about how thin and oily their hair is.