It’s official: The newest American Girl doll is 9-year-old Rebecca Rubin, a Jewish-American girl who lives with her family on Manhattan’s Lower East Side in 1914. SAN FRANCISCO (JTA ...

T he American Girl doll, a beloved icon in the toy industry, has been capturing the hearts of children and collectors alike ...

Did you dream of getting an American Girl doll of your own? Did you spend hours poring over the coveted Pleasant Company holiday catalog every year? Do you know which American Girl you are?

“I grew up cherishing my own American Girl dolls, and now seeing my daughter share that same love has deepened my admiration for the brand,” she tells me, adding that the collection feels like ...

And as of this week, in a sense, it is one. On Wednesday, American Girl released its first twin dolls, Isabel and Nicki Hoffman, who are also the first characters from an interfaith family.

That’s so cool,” Porras recalled her daughter saying when she learned about this year’s doll. Each year American Girl introduces a new “Girl of the Year” doll, complete with a background ...