2013 Wish List

Okay gang, we're about to experience 2013! Mr. Shuldig, my alter ego, is prepared. He's got his wish list made up. So what's on your wish list for 2013?
Hmmmm?

Old Year Kiss-Off

Good Bye 2012.

I've always enjoyed drawing cartoon characters who represent concepts, such as baby New Year, father time, Mr. History, etc.

Repeating History (2002)

December 23, 2002

This cartoon was done ten years ago, in December of 2002.

Crumbling Economies?

Watching the politicians of the western democracies flop around as their economies crumble is somehow comforting. They are having as difficult a time staying on budget and living within their means as I do.

Another Year

Today is Christmas 2012.
America's Christians are celebrating.
For the Jewish community, however, it marks yet another year of fear and shame.

For the latest in this tale of antisemitism and the cowardice of American Jewish Organizations, check out

"Pollard Defenders Vindicated
After 25 years, the CIA has declassified documents that show Jonathan Pollard never spied on the U.S. for Israel" -more

Religious News Roundup

The year is coming to an end, prophecy seems to be coming true, and I'd like to wish our Christian friends a happy and meaningful Christmas Eve.

Crazies With Weapons

The news from Sandy Hook was and is horrifying.

Today's cartoon expresses what I believe to be a sad parallel. Not funny, but I felt compeled to make the point about crazies with guns ...or nukes.

Israeli Traffic Sign Cartoon (1975)

October 10, 1975

The Jerusalem Post recently did a piece to mark the Jan 1, 2013 anniversary of Dry Bones. (it will be the 40th). One of the cartoons they published seemed to be loved by one and all ...at least those who live here in the Jewish State.

So I thought I'd repost this golden oldie from 1975 again!! To see a larger size version CLICK HERE

Old Europe, New Europe

sometimes, when I want to have Mr. Shuldig voice my observations I use the device of having him explain human behavior to Doobie, his dog.

Beirut (1993)

December 20, 1993

This cartoon was done TWENTY YEARS AGO, in December of 1993!.

Evil

My job is commenting on the news. Somjetimes a daunting task. Like dealing with another American gun spree slaughter of schoolkids in another American school. Pure evil.

While Europe Sleeps

In case you didn't catch the story that bored the EU ...here's a mention by Al Jazeera (Dec 7 2012) :

Khaled Meshaal, the Hamas leader in exile, has rejected any concessions over a future Palestine state at a rally marking the 25th anniversary of the armed Palestinian group.

More than 100,000 Palestinians gathered in the Gaza Strip on Saturday to hear him speak for the first time in the Palestinian enclave.

"Palestine is our land and nation from the [Mediterranean] sea to the [Jordan] river, from north to south, and we cannot cede an inch or any part of it," he said." -more

Unnoticed News

I'm in an end-of-year news roundup mood. So here's my question; did this story (datelined Nov. 26) make it to your media source? If not ...here's what Reuters says:

- Norwegian police apologized for the first time on Monday for their complicity in the deportation and murder of over 700 Jews during the Nazi occupation in World War Two, just months after the prime minister made a formal apology. -more

Egyptian Struggles

I live in the Middle East and on my TV I watch as the Egyptian people decide what kind of country and society that they want to live in. What they decide and how successful they are at achieving it, will have an important impact on us all.

I wish them and the country of Egypt well.

Oslo's Failure

The recent UN recognition of Palestine as a state ends the Oslo Accords of 1993. This cartoon is about one of the failures of the now defunct agreement.

Happy Holiday!.

Festival of Lights

The holiday starts tomorrow night, Saturday December 8, 2012, lighting the first candle.

Happy Holiday (2002)

November 17, 2002

This Saturday night is the first night of Hanukkah... In 2013 I will have been doing Dry Bones for 40 years. And every year I anguish over how to spell the name of the holidsy... So Have a Happy!

the UN Vote

Business as usual. Both inside the U.N. and across the Moslem world.

Another Blood Libel (2004)

November 11, 2004

Today's cartoon is from 2004, eight years ago at the time of this writing. Now they're digging up the body

Colorado

Sometimes I do a cartoon that just goes for a cheap laugh. Today's is an example. A cheap laugh and no message. * * * Speaking of messages, after the success of the Dry Bones Kickstarter Project I am now deep at work creating the Dry Bones Haggadah which, I hope, will carry our message to generations of Jews to come.