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nikkichristmas-1 — 20 years ago(June 16, 2005 09:00 PM)

I was wondering if anyone else knew for sure. Was Max Goldman supposed to be Jewish? He mentions potato latkes, his son Jacob uses the phrase "Oy", in the bar he refers to his posterior as a "tuchus", and "Goldman" is a common Jewish name.
Just looking for others opinions on this.
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You really have to ask if characters named Max and Jacob Goldman are Jewish? Really?

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yes they were Jewish

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Is he suppose to be Jewish?> Well the answer is yes .. and no.. at the same time.. it's actually complicated..

  1. Yes Walter Matthau is Jewish.
  2. They play characters that in general aren't Jewish.
  3. Nevertheless, Walter's character is allowed to be portrayed as Jewish. In the sense of why not.. 'Suspension of Disbelief'..
  4. The characters are funny, the story is funny.. the movie is a comedy.
    nuf said
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I'm a total wasp and say "Oy gevalt" and "tuchus." Yiddish has some great expressions that perfectly cap off a sentence.
Max might of been Jewish; but, he might also just be non-religious, so he probably didn't care if he was married in a Christian church.
Fortunately, Ah keep mah feathers numbered for just such an emergency!

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I just thought that it was a good movie.
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That's the impression I got, but not very observant.

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Jacob is usually a Jewish name, and so is the last name of his character.

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I don't believe they were Jewish, just Minnesotan! Some people in that particular area use phrases like "Oy-vey" and "Uff-da" it goes along with the accent!

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Goldman is jewish! Jeez. The name, kevin pollack has to be jewish, there is too many things that point towards them being jewish.
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I am pretty sure they dont specifically mention religion in either of the films.

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Jack Lemmon's character i don't thik so.

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Lutheran's are Christian. Protestant, but Christian nevertheless. Just saying.

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It seems Jack (whos Swedish) would be Lutheran and Ariel christian, Max was probably Jewish, yet I know people who eat latkes and say oy who aren't Jewish.
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I watched "Grumpier Old Men" the other day. I noticed Maria was wearing a cross necklace. Of course, that doesn't mean that Max wasn't jewish. It just caught my eye since I posted to this thread recently.

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Matthau (Goldman) refers to Gustafson (Lemmon) as a "dumb friggin' Swede" - most Swedes are Lutheran.

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But, Ariel and John get married in a church. I guess Ariel could be Christian

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I think both of the main characters are supposed to be Jewish.

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