Y’know, I know there was a fandom desire for Bucky to be Jewish to give Cap an every-important-ethnicity on his team, but if MCU is making Howard Jewish, I’m all for it.
I love the fact that Abraham and Howard were the ones who built Captain America. He is quite literally the Golem built by these two modern-day Jewish wizards to go where these men could not, and defend their people from the men who would kill them.
And Abraham put the words in Steve’s head: not a perfect soldier, but a good man. That’s Steve’s shem.
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Captain America: The First Avenger Audio Commentary:
“[This scene] gives closure to the thing he’s been trying to do in the beginning of the film. He’s trying to enlist, he’s trying to contribute, but you realise it’s not just vanity. It’s not just something he’s pursuing. He really believes, he’s a true believer. That’s what seals the deal there for Erskine.”
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