http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/nerveinsider/archive/tags/eric+bana/default.aspxTags: eric banaenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20910.1126)http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/nerveinsider/archive/2008/05/15/hebrew-hammers-the-top-12-tough-jews-in-cinema.aspxThu, 15 May 2008 20:28:00 GMTbd485f5c-a45b-491f-8e52-c79e7f680fc3:93906Nicole Ankowski0http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/nerveinsider/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=93906http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/nerveinsider/archive/2008/05/15/hebrew-hammers-the-top-12-tough-jews-in-cinema.aspx#comments<object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jmMXk0bA8gk&amp;hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jmMXk0bA8gk&amp;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></object> <br /> <p><font size="2">“If any of us get laid tonight, it’s because of <a href="http://nerve.com/CS/blogs/screengrab/archive/2008/05/15/hebrew-hammers-the-top-12-tough-jews-in-cinema-part-i.aspx"><span>Eric Bana in </span>Munich</a><span style="font-family:Arial;">.”</span> </font><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"><font size="2"><br /><br />So says Seth Rogen’s full-time slacker Ben Stone at the start of 2007’s <i><span style="font-family:Arial;">Knocked Up</span></i>, heralding a recent shift in the pop culture persona of the Chosen People from neurotic <i><span style="font-family:Arial;">schlimazels</span></i> of the Woody Allen variety to bad-ass playas like Bana. But, although the concept of “Jewish action star” is a relatively new phenomenon, film history is filled with tales of Hebrew heroes (and heavies), from ancient </font></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"><font size="2">Egypt</font></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"><font size="2"> to modern </font></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"><font size="2">Israel</font></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;"><font size="2">. <br /> <br /> And thus, in tribute to the upcoming June 6th release of Adam Sandler’s <i><span style="font-family:Arial;">meshuga</span></i> Israeli commando/hair-stylist comedy <i><span style="font-family:Arial;">You Don’t Mess With the Zohan</span></i>, Screengrab is proud to present <a href="http://nerve.com/CS/blogs/screengrab/archive/2008/05/15/hebrew-hammers-the-top-12-tough-jews-in-cinema-part-i.aspx">The Top 12 Tough Jews in Cinema</a>!” <span style="font-style:italic;">— Andrew Osborne</span></font></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;">Check out all the Hebrew Hammers, <a href="http://nerve.com/CS/blogs/screengrab/archive/2008/05/15/hebrew-hammers-the-top-12-tough-jews-in-cinema-part-i.aspx">right here</a>.</span></p> <img src="http://www.nerve.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=93906" width="1" height="1">filmscreengrabin other blogsmoviesseth roganknocked upyou don't mess with the zohanthe top 12 tough jews in cinemamunichadam sandlereric bana