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Exhibition of ultra-Orthodox military draft cartoons vandalized ahead of Animix Festival

A young man wearing a kippah confronted organizers and Tel Aviv Cinematheque CEO Tomer Cohen. They said he tore down and damaged parts of the exhibition before attempting to flee.

Cartoon showing Moses saying, "Don't they teach  this commandment at yeshivas?" and holding a tablet that says, "Thou shalt not vandalize cartoons," created in response to the incident.
CARTOON ANIMALS by lifetime achievement award winner Dovi Keich.

Tel Aviv's Animix festival combines political satire, cartoons with tributes, memorials, lectures

THE CHIZBATRON, (1948) by Arieh Navon

Ink and irony: A closer look at the cartoonist who chronicled Israel’s formative years

A detail from Arthur Szyk's “They Too Have a Right to Live,”  which first appeared in the May 12, 1943 issue of The New York Times and was presumably sponsored by the Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe, an organization founded by Zionist activist Peter Bergson in 1943.

This Jewish artist fought Nazis with a paintbrush, when art like his still mattered 


Donald Trump releases NFTs of himself as laser-shooting superhero for $99

The video stated that 'America needs a superhero' with dramatic music playing in the background, followed by the promise of a major announcement to be made on Thursday.

 Donald Trump shares cartoon of himself dressed as a superhero on his Truth Social platform, December 15, 2022.

Antisemitic cartoon targeting Azeri leader circulates on Iranian social media

This cartoon is part of a larger campaign of Iranian anti-Azerbaijan content; the two predominantly Shiite countries have been at odds for decades.

 AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT Ilham Aliyev (right) is welcomed by Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala at an EU summit in Prague in October 2022.

How the Gilded Age (the era, not the TV show) created American Jewry

An antisemitic cartoon from Judge Magazine, ca. 1892, shows Jewish immigrants fleeing persecution in Russia and establishing businesses in New York, while America's "first families" flee west. Oddly, the cartoon also seems to credit the Jews for their “perseverance and industry.”

Oy Gevalt! The Jewish cartoons of Julius Kaplan

His works are available for viewing on Instagram at “oygevaltcartoons,” and he has a dedicated group of followers who receive the weekly edition via Whatsapp.

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The SpongeBob SquarePants theme song is now in Yiddish

Now the Jewish world knows how to say “SpongeBob SquarePants” in Yiddish, thanks to a translation of the animated kid show’s theme song by Eddy Portnoy.

The Spongebob SquarePants with Gary the Snail balloon hovers above the crowd during the 93rd Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, U.S., November 28, 2019.

Legendary Israeli political cartoonist Ranan Lurie dies, age 90

At his peak, he was being published simultaneously in a thousand different news outlets.

 CARTOONIST RANAN Lurie poses with at Imjingak in Paju, Korea in 2006.

The Israeli-Egyptian ‘Bird of Peace’ trilogy

In the following trilogy, illustrator Richard Codor, Rabbi David Geffen and Judge Steve Adler share their story of the Israeli-Egyptian Bird of Peace.

 The original Bird of Peace illustration with three riders was created in 1978 for Arab TV by a rising cartoonist who is now quite famous, Richard Codor.

Arizona congressman uses Attack on Titan intro to attack Democrats

A video parodying the introduction of Attack on Titan, with photographs of Republicans and Democrats photoshopped onto the military fighters and titans, was shared on Sunday by Rep. Paul Gosar.

US Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona speaks during a panel discussion at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, US. February 27, 2021.

Animix, the animation/cartoon fest, returns to Tel Aviv

The festival is celebrating its 20th year – plus one, because of the 2020 version– and at age 20, it is a force to be reckoned with in Israel’s cultural landscape.

ANIMIX, THE Israeli festival of animation, comics and cartoons in Tel Aviv.

South Park's citizens vaccinated against COVID-19 thanks to Israel

An Israeli plane titled "Air Israel" in the theme and font of ElAl landing in South Park's city with an Israeli man coming out of it and distributing boxes of vaccines.

South Park latest episode: South ParQ Vaccination Special