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

From a discarded book at the National Library to iconic sketches of Arieh Navon, a personal journey through the satirical heart of early statehood reveals the humor and grit of our founding years.

|ByDAVID GEFFEN
THE CHIZBATRON, (1948) by Arieh Navon
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 

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.”

|ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
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

Kristi Noem criticized her recent appearance in South Park's latest episode, where she is shown as having undergone a defective cosmetic procedure and shooting dogs, The Guardian reported.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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

The White House has issued an unprecedented condemnation of the series "South Park," following a new episode that shows President Trump naked and having sex with the devil.

|ByAMIT SLONIM, WALLA! CULTURE, REUTERS

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

OCTOBER 10, 2022ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA
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.

AUGUST 24, 2022ByRICHARD SHAVEI-TZION
Toldot

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.

JUNE 14, 2022ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
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.

JUNE 13, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
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.

JANUARY 13, 2022ByRICHARD CODOR, DAVID GEFFEN, STEVE ADLER
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.

NOVEMBER 8, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

AUGUST 8, 2021ByHANNAH BROWN
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.

MARCH 11, 2021BySARAH CHEMLA
South Park latest episode: South ParQ Vaccination Special

Six Dr. Seuss books taken out of publication due to 'offensive' content

Dr. Seuss Enterprises reported it will no longer publish six works penned by Theodor Seuss Geisel as they “portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong.”

MARCH 3, 2021ByHAGAY HACOHEN, REUTERS
A woman purchases the new release of the Dr. Seuss book "What Pet Should I Get?" after waiting in line at the University of California San Diego's Geisel Library in San Diego, California July 28, 2015.

What Makes Anime unique in Animation World

FEBRUARY 3, 2021ByAVI STERN