Badass Jews

In honor of Shabbat coming tonight (The Sabbath for you genitiles), I put together a list of badass jewish characters from movies and tv in no particular order. Shabbat Shalom!

Walter Sobchak from The Big Lebowski

I know he's only a convert but he still respects the Sabbath enough to refuse to bowl on this day of rest. The reason he's a badass however is for pointing a gun at a fellow bowler who possibly stepped over the line. It takes a certain kind of insanity to do this and for that he earns a spot on the list. Bonus points for sticking to the religion after a divorce from his Jewish wife.

Hyman Roth from The Godfather Part II

Although he is old and seems humble, he is in reality a wealthy and powerful man who uses Michael Corleone's own brother Fredo to get information on him in order to kill him. That takes a certain amount of balls and for that he gets respect. Unfortunately Michael finds out and in the end arranges for him to be killed. Bonus points for being based on a real-life gangster Meyer Lansky.

The Basterds from Inglorious Basterds

They get a spot on the list for being the baddest Jews in all of Europe. Their entire mission is just to kill and scalp Nazis and they do so with joy. One member, the Bear Jew, uses a baseball bat to beat them to death, which is just awesome.

The Hebrew Hammer from The Hebrew Hammer

The Hebrew Hammer is on the list pretty much just for going into a bar full of skinheads and yelling, "Shabbat Shalom Motherfuckers!" before killing them all. If that isn't badass then I am not sure what is.

Avner Kaufman from Munich

He's on the list for being the team leader of a bunch of Jewish assasins responsible for killing all those responsible for the Munich Massacre at th 1972 Olympics. Seeing him go from unsure man with a gun to full-fledged killer is enthralling. Bonus points for being based on a real guy.

The Bielski Partisans from Defiance

Three Brothers killing Nazi's and saving Jews. What more do you need to know?



Mordechaj Anielewicz from Uprising

On the list for being responsible for the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and managing to kill a few Nazi's. It's pretty amazing that he was a real person.

Ari Gold from Entourage

Compared to the others hes pretty lame but he's on the list for pretty much saying anything he wants and getting away with while managing to be succesful as a high powered agent with a beautiful wife.