If that isn’t the story of Moses and Exodus I don’t know what is. “Start with his rescue from Krypton: his parents floated him in space, and then the consummately gentile Kents rescued and raised him as their own. “I find it had to believe that Superman wasn’t at least as Jewish as his creators,” he said.
Tye feels that Superman’s ties to Jewish culture and history harken back to the very origins of the character. The explosion of Krypton conjures up images from the mystical Kabbalah, where the divine vessel was shattered and Jews were called on to perform tikkun olam by repairing the vessel and the world.” “The world, the Mishna reads, endures on three things: truth, justice and peace. “The three legs of the Superman myth - truth, justice and the American way - are straight out of the Mishna,” Tye told the Times.
Tye further proclaims that part of the Superman mythology was inspired by no less than the Mishna and the Gemorra. In the book, Tye makes analogies between Superman, and the biblical tale of Samson, who came forward to rescue the Israelites from enslavement by the Philistines. Tye makes analogies between Superman, and the biblical tale of Samson “Jerry’s loss of his Dad during a robbery, both boys being poor and puny, and their conviction that within them, as well as their hero, lay a man of steel, if only we looked hard enough,” the author said. Larry Tye tells the Times that these early tragedies helped to formulate the Superman character. In 1932, Michael Siegel died during a botched robbery, leaving Sarah Siegel to raise Jerry and his five siblings alone. Times were harsh during the great depression, and things were particularly rough in the Siegel household. Whether one was observant or not, you breathed a Jewish environment simply by being there. Glenville boasted twenty-five Orthodox synagogues - living there during the 1930s was like living in Israel today. Their parents were Eastern European immigrants from the shtetl. As Tye recounts in his book, Superman’s creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster were childhood friends in Glenville, a predominantly Jewish neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio. Superman’s connection to Judaism was always there. Who could beat him for uncomplicated, unadulterated strength of body and conviction? And who else could make me believe a man could fly when in fact the flying stunts back in those days were anything but believable.” “When I close my eyes now and think of the hero, it’s George Reeves I see. Larry Tye’s new book, ‘Superman.’ (photo credit: courtesy)
Including the coolest power of all: flight. “Superman was an inspiration because he, more than any fantasy hero, knew instinctively right from wrong, used his brains even more than his brawn to help people in need, and had all the powers a kid like me dreamed of. “My fascination with Superman began when I watched reruns of ‘The Adventures of Superman’ when I was 10, after the show’s star, George Reeves, committed suicide,” Tye told the Times of Israel. ‘Superman used his brains even more than his brawn to help people in need’ The Man of Steel, as he’s also known, is a legend, a part of folklore.Īnd now, in his new book “Superman, The High Flying History of America’s Most Enduring Hero,” author and journalist Larry Tye reveals a previously unknown aspect of the Superman myth: The Man of Steel is a Jew. He remains, to this day, the single most popular and recognizable character in comic book history.
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Nearly 75 years later, he continues to headline his own comic book series and he’s starred in countless films and four live action television series, as well as cartoon shorts. (photo credit: courtesy)Ĭlark Kent grew up to be Superman, and was the first comic book hero to become a part of the public consciousness.
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