No, being an "American film critic" is her defining characteristic, at least in terms of an encyclopedic entry.  If she had repeatedly proclaimed her Jewishness in her reviews, and had become famous as being a "Jewish American film critic", then that would be important to note in the opening paragraph.  My point about the other critics was not that they are Jewish, but that whether or not they are Christian, Jewish, or otherwise is not even mentioned in the lead paragraphs of their articles.  Why should the Kael entry be any different?  Again, it is already mentioned in the article that her parents were Jewish, so its not like I'm attempting to keep something important from "public display".- 

Of what relevance, is it then, that she is an "American film critic"? Since she doesn't deal only with American filims. This refers to her being an American. Why is that there? The plain and simple fact is that she is a Jew, religiously and ethnically. If it is so important that she not be labelled as such then we can just leave it out but let's make your rationale quite clear. -  

Well, the relevance of Kael being described as an "American film critic" is because that is exactly why she is/was famous.  It is standard to discuss somebody's nationality in the lead paragraph of an encyclopedic entry, not their religious beliefs unless that was one of the defining characteristics of their fame.  And Kael was NOT famous for being a Jew, she was famous for being a film critic.  If she was a practicing Jew (and I have no idea if she was or not), she never discussed it in print (as far as I can recall) or in any interviews, and it didn't seem to be reflected in her critical POV.  Now, if she had repeatedly brought up her ethnicity/religion in her reviews as some kind of critical barometer, I could easily understand why somebody would feel compelled to describe Kael as a "Jewish film critic".  But she didn't do that.  And again I direct your attention to any of the other film critic articles on wikipedia.  Is Roger Ebert a "Christian film critic"?  Andrew Sarris an "atheist film critic"?  Not according to wikipedia they're not.  (I'm using those two as examples...I don't know or care what, if any, religious background they may have).  And as I've previously pointed out, it  is already noted in the "Biography" section of the article that her parents were Jewish.  Removing this from the lead paragraph will not be "leaving it out" of the article at all.-