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

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt praised his contribution to the war effort, saying his art “fights the war against Hitlerism as truly as any of us who cannot actually be on the fighting fronts.”

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.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks to the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas, Nov. 5, 2021.

'Petty': US Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem denounces South Park portrayal

 US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he departs for travel to Pennsylvania from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, July 15, 2025; illustrative.

A red line for the White House: South Park episode features Trump in bed with the devil

 A female IDF soldier stands in front of a tank.

Jewish cartoon designer drew inspiration for 'Kim Possible' from female IDF soldiers


'100 Cartoons': Drawings that summarize Israeli, Zionist history - review

100 Cartoons was not a history book told in comic strip form, but an academic study of the history of Zionism and the modern State of Israel, using cartoons to illustrate the issues of the times.

 CARTOONS FROM the reviewed book: Zion: Lieder des ghetto. Drawn by Ephraim Moses Lilien (1903).

The fuzzy, neurotic, unmistakably Jewish legacy of cartoonist Ed Koren

Koren was once described as the “poet laureate” of the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

 Ed Koren’s books included many of the more than 1,000 cartoons he published in The New Yorker over a six-decade career.

Grapevine March 1, 2023: Between Jerusalem and Rome

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 SOME OF the members of the Indian Embassy team who ran in the Tel Aviv Marathon.

'Dilbert' comics pulled from US newspapers after creator's racist comment

The creator of the American comic strip “Dilbert” made racist comments on his YouTube channel. Now, his comic is being dumped by newspapers all over the US.

 Scott Adams, the creator of "Dilbert", the cartoon character that lampoons the absurdities of corporate life, poses with two "Dilbert" characters at a party January 8, 1999 in Pasadena, Calif.

Int'l Winnie the Pooh Day: How do stuffed toys aid early development?

Winnie the Pooh Day is celebrated every year on January 18, the birthday of the British author A.A. Milne (1882-1956), who wrote the book.

 Pooh with Tigger and Eeyore at the Shanghai Disney Resort in 2019.

Only 5% of readers can find the candle in this picture – can you?

Most participants said that it took them over a minute to find the hidden candle, while others claimed that it was not in the picture at all.

 Will you be able to find the candle?

Happy 50th anniversary of the Dry Bones cartoons

The Dry Bones cartoonist, who has been called a “national treasure of the Jewish people,” has received many awards, such as the Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Award and The Golden Pencil Award.

 Yaakov Kirschen at work, and one of his Dry Bones classic cartoons.

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.”