Ari ben Canaan, ZT”L

Almost lost in the shuffle of preparations for Rosh Hashanah and for Jewdar Junior’s birthday party was the death of 3/4 MOT Paul Newman (only his father was Jewish, but after his decades in Hollywood, we can round it up to 3/4). Although Newman played innumerable roles in his career (and personally, we are huuuuuge Cool Hand Luke and Slapshot fans), it was his role as Ari ben Canaan in Exodus that cemented his place in Jewish history. As the rugged super-studly sabra, he may have done more to burnish the image of Israelis in the minds of America than anyone else in Zionist history (of course, he also may not have, but are you really going to argue? It’s his obituary, for God’s sake), and considering the current crop of leading men, his is a presence in Hollywood, which is certainly missed.

What do you think?

About The Author

jewdar

The Tel Aviv-born, Milwaukee-bred Jewdar has a bachelors' from the University of Wisconsin, a Masters from NYU, and an Honorable Discharge from the US Army, where he spent two years as an infantryman in the 101st Airborne Division. He's the co-author of "The Big Book of Jewish Conspiracies", the Humor Editor of Heeb Magazine, and a watcher of TV. Smarter than most funny people, funnier than most smart people, he lives on the Lower East Side with his wife and two sons.

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    — Strother Martin, 1967

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  2. ElliotVet

    From movies to salad dressing, he’ll be sorely missed. Somehow the waif-like Hollywood types we have now-a-days don’t hold a sabbath candle in comparison.

    I believe he even made Adam Sandler’s list in one of his songs, albeit, as a fractional member

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