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"Sophie's Choice" is slang for having to choose between two unbearable choices. With Syria, Obama seems to have gotten himself into exactly that ...a real "Sophie's Choice".Yikes! Labels: Assad, Gas, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Islamism, Israel, jihad, Lebanon, Media, Moslem, Muslims, poison gas, Shia, shiíte, Sunni, Syria, War
Labels: Dry Bones, Dry Bones cartoon, Iran, Israel
Back in the seventies I did a Dry Bones cartoon series in the Jerusalem Post called "You Know You've Been Here Too Long When . . ." Those cartoons pointed out the various amusing ways that we newcomers had adjusted to living in our new country. I'm now adjusting to living in another strange new country, "old age". So I thought of "You Know You're Old When . . . ".Labels: age, cartoon, Dry Bones, memory, mobile, seniors, smartphone, SMS, telephone, Texting
I scribbled this cartoon on the back of an envelope. Like Lincoln and the Gettysburg address? Anyway I liked the way it looked so I scanned it, stuck in a little sky-blue and a patch of yellow sand and posted it for you to see.Labels: cartoon, Dry Bones, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Islamism, Israel, jihad, Lebanon, Media, Moslem, Muslims, Shia, shiíte, Sunni, Syria, war "
I really and deeply believe that it is "our job", keeping our history and peoplehood alive for the next generations and for generations to come to come. That's why I've spent the last year on the creation of a very special haggadah that I believe can deliver the gift of Jewish Continuity. You can check it out at a "Mom & Pop store" we've set up online. I'm the Pop and the Mom is the LSW (Long Suffering Wife).store.drybones.com Labels: antisemites, cartoon, Continuity, Dry Bones, generations, Haggadah, History, Holiday, Holidays, Israel, jewish continuity, Jewish Culture
The current drama of the Middle East is that every Arab state seems to be under attack by one bunch of Islamists or another ...and the countries are crumbling.Labels: cartoon, coop, Democracy, Dry Bones, Egypt, Egyptians, Islam, Islamism, Islamists, Israel, jihad, morsi, Moslem, Moslem Brotherhood, Muslims, president morsi
The new Jewish year, Rosh Hashanah 5774, will begin in the evening of Wednesday, September 4.Labels: 5774, dry bones haggadah, Haggadah, High holidays, Holiday, Jewish Culture, Rosh HaShana, Shuldig
For forty years I have used King Solomon to represent the ongoing and various governments of Israel and their often incomprehensible decisions.Labels: America, Israel, Jonathan Pollard, King Solomon, Palestinians, Peace, Pollard, Prisoner Release, terror, terrorists
Hi guys! Last minute notice!! Monday, Aug 12,at 8 p.m, I'll be appearing at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque, 2 Sprinzak Street, talking about the good old days, the new Dry Bones Passover Haggadah, the 40th anniversary of Dry Bones, and I'll probably tell a few old jokes. tickets NIS 30. Labels: appearance, cartoon, Dry Bones, Haggadah, Israel, kirschen, speech
...And speaking of history, if you're in the neighborhood, this coming Monday, Aug 12, I'll be giving a talk (in English) as a guest speaker at the annual Animix Tel Aviv Festival. It's on August 12 at 8 p.m. at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque, 2 Sprinzak Street. NIS 30. Tickets can be purchased at the door or by calling (03) 606-0800 ext. 1.I'll be talking about History, the new Dry Bones Passover Haggadah, the 40th anniversary of Dry Bones, and I'll probably also tell a few old Jewish jokes.
Labels: Cold War, Haggadah, History, Islamism, Mr. History, Passover, War
Hi guys! This coming Monday, Aug 12, I'll be giving a talk as a guest speaker at the annual Animix Tel Aviv Festival. It's on August 12 at 8 p.m. at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque, 2 Sprinzak Street. NIS 30. Tickets can be purchased at the door or by calling (03) 606-0800 ext. 1.If you're in the neighborhood, come on by! I'll be talking about the new Dry Bones Passover Haggadah, the 40th anniversary of Dry Bones, and I'll probably tell a few old jokes.
Labels: appearance, cartoon, Haggadah, Israel, kirschen, speech
The Jerusalem Post just did a big piece on the Dry Bones Passover Haggadah: to read it click HERE
Labels: Arab Spring, chaos, End of Days, End Times, Haggadah, Prophecy, Syria
Labels: anti-Zionism, antisemitism, Double Standard, Dry Bones, Dry Bones cartoon, Europe, football, History, Israel, Jewish Culture, Jews, Zionism
I started Dry Bones in Jan 1973. Since then I've been known as "Bones" to friends and colleagues. This is the first time I've ever shared the "stories behind the cartoons." Enjoy.
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