Yaakov Kirschen's Blog, page 4

A Good Joke

 Dry Bones Golden Oldies in the fond memory of Yaakov Kirschen (Dry Bones). This classic cartoon was originally done in 1975. Brought to you by Sali, the LSW (Long Suffering Wife)

 Much love and Shabbat Shalom and wishes for peace and for all of our hostages to be released NOW and for our soldiers to be safe.Blessings to you all  and your family and loved ones, peace, health, happiness and freedom, love, Sali, the LSW (Long Suffering Wife)And also a very big thanks to all of you kind people who have donated. 

Just in n case you want to donate and help his wife, (the LSW) and the cause, here is a link. It works with your credit card or with PayPal.  Donate to Dry Bones https://tiny.cc/3oncvz

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-Dry Bones- Israel's Political Comic Strip Since 1973

Building the New Middle East

 Dry Bones Golden Oldies in the fond memory of Yaakov Kirschen (Dry Bones). This is a classic Dry Bones from 1991 based on a drawing by M.S. Escher

I am having a difficult time posting for the blog lately. It is not hard to find good cartoons, but it is hard for me emotionally to go through them. Also, the world situation is such a mess. I would rather skip watching any news these days. But I feel that I need to keep up with current events to be able to choose relevant cartoons. I think this is a very good one.

 Much love and wishes for peace and for all of our hostages to be released NOW and for our soldiers to be safe.Blessings to you all  and your family and loved ones, peace, health, happiness and freedom, love, Sali, the LSW (Long Suffering Wife)

Just in n case you want to donate and help his wife, (the LSW) and the cause, here is a link. It works with your credit card or with PayPal.  Donate to Dry Bones https://tiny.cc/3oncvz

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-Dry Bones- Israel's Political Comic Strip Since 1973

If only we could change the Channel

 Dry Bones Golden Oldies in the fond memory of Yaakov Kirschen (Dry Bones). This cartoon is from 2002, brought to you by Sali, the LSW (Long Suffering Wife)

 Much love and wishes for peace and for all of our hostages to be released NOW and for our soldiers to be safe.Blessings to you all  and your family and loved ones, peace, health, happiness and freedom. 

Just in n case you want to donate and help his wife, (the LSW) and the cause, here is a link. It works with your credit card or with PayPal.  Donate to Dry Bones https://tiny.cc/3oncvz

ALSO PLEASE NOTE ANOTHER OPTION that is USA tax deductible.:
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-Dry Bones- Israel's Political Comic Strip Since 1973

Honoring Yaakov Kirschen at Cinematheque Tel Aviv

  Dry Bones Golden Oldies in the fond memory of Yaakov Kirschen (Dry Bones).

The Israeli Cartoonists association honored Yaakov this past week with an exhibit of his cartoons at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque and had a ceremony there on Friday morning. I said a few words also.They showed about 25 of his cartoons, plus a few cartoons that Israeli cartoonists did in tribute when he passed away.Here is one of the cartoons that was done for an Israeli audience many years ago as a Friday page in the Jerusalem Post and was part of the exhibit.  
and here are some photos from the Event and the exhibition. So sorry, I have not yet learned how to use Yaakov's Photoshop yet, so I was not able to brighten up the photos from my camera. That is me with the microphone.








Wishing everyone a good week. Much love and wishes for peace and for all of our hostages to be released NOW and for our soldiers to be safe.Blessings to you all  and your family and loved ones, peace, health, happiness and freedom. 

Just in n case you want to donate and help his wife, (the LSW) and the cause, here is a link. It works with your credit card or with PayPal.  Donate to Dry Bones https://tiny.cc/3oncvz

ALSO PLEASE NOTE ANOTHER OPTION that is USA tax deductible.:
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-Dry Bones- Israel's Political Comic Strip Since 1973

Foreign Journalists in Gaza

  Dry Bones Golden Oldies in the fond memory of Yaakov Kirschen (Dry Bones).

We who are here in Israel, and can talk to people on the ground in Gaza, can see how skewed the foreign press is in their reporting. This is not something new. This Dry Bones cartoon was done over 15 years ago. 

Much love and wishes for peace and for all of our hostages to be released NOW and for our soldiers to be safe.
Wishing everyone and your family and loved ones, peace, health, happiness and freedom. 

Just in n case you want to donate and help his wife, (the LSW) and the cause, here is a link. It works with your credit card or with PayPal.  Donate to Dry Bones https://tiny.cc/3oncvz

ALSO PLEASE NOTE ANOTHER OPTION that is USA tax deductible.:
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-Dry Bones- Israel's Political Comic Strip Since 1973

Feeding the Crocodile

 Dry Bones Golden Oldies in the fond memory of Yaakov Kirschen (Dry Bones).

The whole world seems to have turned against the Jews and Israel, so much more than I would have imagined possible. I wish that Yaakov was here to do cartoons for us. The Israeli Cartoonists association is honoring him this week with an exhibit of his cartoons at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque and will have a small ceremony there on Friday morning. They are showing about 25 of his cartoons, plus a few cartoons that Israeli cartoonists did in tribute when he passed away.


 

Much love and wishes for peace and for all of our hostages to be released NOW and for our soldiers to be safe.
Wishing everyone and your family and loved ones, peace, health, happiness and freedom. 

Just in n case you want to donate and help his wife, (the LSW) and the cause, here is a link. It works with your credit card or with PayPal.  Donate to Dry Bones https://tiny.cc/3oncvz

ALSO PLEASE NOTE ANOTHER OPTION that is USA tax deductible.:
DONATE $50 or MORE (U.S. Tax DEDUCTIBLE)

-Dry Bones- Israel's Political Comic Strip Since 1973

Tisha B Av

 Dry Bones Golden Oldies in the fond memory of Yaakov Kirschen (Dry Bones). Tomorrow is erev Tisha B Av.

Sunday, August 3rd is the holy day of Tisha Be'Av ("the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av"). Tisha Be'Av commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem and the subsequent exile of the Jews from the Land of Israel. The day also commemorates other tragedies which occurred on the same day, including the Roman massacre of over 100,000 Jews at Betar in 132 CE. Instituted by the rabbis of 2nd-century Palestine, Tisha B'Av is regarded as the saddest day in the Jewish calendar and a day which is destined for tragedy. -more

Our sages tell us that the reason for the destruction of the Temple was "Sinat Chinam" (Hebrew for the baseless hatred and divisiveness that often divides us.)

 Much love and Shabbat Shalom, and wishes for peace and for all of our hostages to be released NOW and for our soldiers to be safe. Feeling the pain of our hostages even more than ever today.

I am not putting in the "Donate"link today. I feel somehow that it is not appropriate on such a day.

Love to all. 

Wishing everyone and your family and loved ones, peace, health, happiness and freedom, Sali the LSW

-Dry Bones- Israel's Political Comic Strip Since 1973

Fight Back, Hamas and Isis

 Dry Bones Golden Oldies in the fond memory of Yaakov Kirschen (Dry Bones). Today, we can substitute Hamas for Isis. They are the same.

 Much love and wishes for peace and for all of our hostages to be released NOW and for our soldiers to be safe.

Wishing everyone and your family and loved ones, peace, health, happiness and freedom. 

Just in n case you want to donate and help his wife, (the LSW) and the cause, here is a link. It works with your credit card or with PayPal.  Donate to Dry Bones https://tiny.cc/3oncvz

ALSO PLEASE NOTE ANOTHER OPTION that is USA tax deductible.:
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-Dry Bones- Israel's Political Comic Strip Since 1973

A Simple Solution

 Dry Bones Golden Oldies in the fond memory of Yaakov Kirschen (Dry Bones). From the LSW: This cartoon is from 2009, but still true. And it made me laugh, but I am not sure why. Yaakov always came up with what seemed a simple solution to a complex problem. But in fact, so simple and obvious.

 Much love and wishes for peace and for all of our hostages to be released NOW and for our soldiers to be safe.

Wishing everyone and your family and loved ones, peace, health, happiness and freedom. 

Just in n case you want to donate and help his wife, (the LSW) and the cause, here is a link. It works with your credit card or with PayPal.  Donate to Dry Bones https://tiny.cc/3oncvz

ALSO PLEASE NOTE ANOTHER OPTION that is USA tax deductible.:
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-Dry Bones- Israel's Political Comic Strip Since 1973

Jewish Curses: Nasty, Funny, Jewish and Cynical

 

Sali, the LSW here: I am re publishing this page as Yaakov wrote it back in 2017. The world situation is so frustrating. I thought we might all enjoy a chance to curse in a Jewish way and have a laugh. I know that you will enjoy all of the Dry Bones books. This one is lesser known and particularly timely, in my opinion. We call it a "coloring book", but no need to color. You can just enjoy it in black and white.
After more than fifty years of being a cartoonist I've become a grumpy old man. Mr. Shuldig, the chubby, bald-headed hero of my Dry Bones cartoons is also a grumpy old man. And after decades of writing and drawing my daily Dry Bones cartoon, I’ve decided to tackle two new goals. One is to pass on the flavor of our Jewish immigrant past to new generations of young Jews in English-speaking countries. The second is to charm and re-ignite the memories of other grumpy old guys and gals. The first book in my new “Grandpa’s Jewish Cartoon Coloring Books” series is a cartoon coloring book called “A Dry Bones Guide to Jewish Curses.” Nothing has been re-written or "adjusted" to appeal to modern taste. The cartoons are accurate translations of real Yiddish curses, the kind that drip with nasty, funny, Jewish, immigrant cynicism.
We, the LSW (Long Suffering Wife) and I, hope that you will enjoy reading these pages and have the fun of coloring the cartoons.
You can find the book (along with a few others) at Amazon
The address is http://amazon.com/author/kirschen
 If you live in the UK or Israel shipping is much cheaper, so if you live in the UK or in Israel use THIS link:https://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B01MU9MHV2
 Below are a few sample pages from the Jewish Curses book.



-Dry Bones- Israel's Political Comic Strip Since 1973