Moses Horwitz was Jewish. So were his brothers. Louis Feinberg (Larry) was also Jewish. There was never talk of a god in interviews or even a book that Moe wrote on the Stooges.

I have many happy memories of watching the Stooges with my late oldest brother, who absolutely adored them.

I have no idea if they were atheists; they certainly lived and worked in an era when it would have been the kiss of death to their careers to say so. They were of Jewish heritage as you say. Their parents spoke Yiddish.

The only film in which they overtly acknowledged this heritage was You Nazty Spy, a spoof of Hitler. Per one reviewer, "Nazty is riddled with Jewish humor, as if ethnic and religious pride was the Three Stooges’ prime weapon in their arsenal of anti-Nazi munitions. Greeting their Nazi bosses, the Stooges leap back and salute: “shalom aleichem!” Moe proposes a blitzkrieg, and Curly strenuously agrees: “I just love blintzes. Especially with sour cream.” Hitler is said to have added the Stooges to his personal hit list because of this film.

This tells us very little about their existential beliefs and I can find nothing concerning those beliefs in the public record, at least not in a simple Google search.

I loved old slapstick, but the Stooges suck in my honest opinion. I watched them, their movies, and they still sucked. I don't know, nor care what message they were sending out. Whatever message they sent it was lost by me.

Thank you for the insight. Good to know this.

There were several times where they were seen flying off to heaven after Darwinning themselves out by the end of an episode.

Judaism is culture and religion. To many Jews Judaism is not about religion, it's about belonging to a people, upholding traditions. Yes, the 3 Stooges were Jewish. My understanding is that Christianity carries a consequence for failing to believe in God. Many Jews (I don't know how many) are nonbelievers. I think many people on this site were indoctrinated into Christianity and to declare oneself a nonbeliever is to be against the church, it's a defined schism. There seems to be more fluidity in Judaism and I think in most religions beyond Christianity and Islam.
I like the 3 stooges too...especially Curly!

And many jews at that time were closeted socialists

Yes, they were jewish. I doubt though that having any hebrew twists would have been very popular to the audience at that time.

"I'm bald-headed in the mouth!" a classic line I'll never forget.

Love your post! Yes, the Stooges were Jewish. But your points are well taken

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Their jazzin' up the alphebet is great!!