Dry Bones Cartoon

Grapevine January 25, 2023: Pause to remember

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
A VETERAN’S parade of Jewish soldiers who fought for the Red Army in the Second World War, held in Jerusalem to mark the 65th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany.
Yaakov Kirschen at work, and one of his Dry Bones classic cartoons.

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.

|BySTEVE LINDE
Since 1973, cartoonist Yaakov ‘Dry Bones’ Kirschen has been commenting on the absurdities of life in Israel

‘Dry Bones’ cartoonist’s new book looks back at early Israel

A collection of classic cartoons by Yaakov Kirschen is a nostalgic gaze at days gone by, when times were simpler, if no less absurd

|ByRACHEL NEIMAN/ISRAEL21C