Stereotypes - Goblins are to PS Movie as Jar Jar is to Episode 1?

[cornflower_o_shea]

This wasn't something I picked up on in the movie at all, but on my 
second viewing I dragged my non-obsessed spousal unit along. He 
thought the Gringott's Goblins seemed to be based on old cultural 
sterotypes of Jews, a la Merchant of Venice - hooked nosed, yellow-
skinned, cold, calculating, unfeeling money-counters. Did anyone 
else feel this? I looked for previous discussions, but nothing came 
up in my search. Comments?

-Cornflower O'Shea