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 Yaakov Kirschen
Visiting Fellow (Artist in Residence), YIISA Yaakov Kirschen was born in Brooklyn and a graduate of Queens College, where he studied Art. He went on to become an international award winning political cartoonist. In 1971 he moved to Israel, where he began drawing a daily editorial strip called Dry Bones, which has become well known for analyzing, satirizing, and commenting on the "Jewish condition," Israeli politics, international relations, and current events. Kirschen is a member of the National Cartoonists Society. In 2008, the cartoon celebrated its 35th year in The Jerusalem Post. Kirschen's political and social commentary has been reprinted or quoted by Forbes, the New York Times, the London Sunday Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Guardian, Time Magazine, LA Times, Associated Press, CBS, CNN, and others. Dry Bones is also a regular feature in 40 newspapers in the U.S. and Canada. The award-winning and popular Dry Bones Blog began in 2005. It publishes annotated Dry Bones cartoons daily. (http://DryBonesBlog.com) Yaakov joins YIISA as an "Artist in Residence" where he will carry out research on aspects of antisemitism and cartoons historically. He will also be engaged in a cartoon project that depicts contemporary detractors of Israel and issues of self-hatred. |
