Jewish comics exhibition gains new meaning after rise in antisemitic incidents
The Jewish Journal covered a comic exhibition at a history center in NYC:
Unfortunately, however, the Journal's article makes no mention of Islam, which makes one have to wonder if they're really serious about confronting a serious issue, one that even affects Armenia along with many other countries today. It beggars the question: will any of the exhibition's contributors participate in new comic projects condemning Islamofascism? If they don't make any effort whatsoever, then they've failed even Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, whose most famous creation, Capt. America, has long been desecrated in over 2 decades, all for the sake of Blame-America propaganda for starters, and nothing's improved since, what with all the repeat broadcasts of politicized stories that've been coming out of Marvel over the past decade, with Ta-Nehisi Coates one of the worst writers they ever allowed to take the reins.
It's certainly important to tell the story of famous creators like Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Stan Lee and Gil Kane. But if they won't take issue with all the nasty far-leftism that's destroyed the subjects of this exhibition since the turn of the century, and won't make use of the medium/show the courage to produce new items condemning Islamofascism, they're not accomplishing anything. If the lectures they give don't make any mention of the specific facts regarding the new wave of antisemitism, and they don't allow guests to either, this whole convention will be meaningless and do a terrible injustice to the figures spoken about.
Jews invented Superman, Spider-Man, Captain America, The Hulk, the Avengers and X-Men. Aside from the mainstream, Jews have contributed heavily to the indie comic book scene as well.It most definitely is crucial to consider how much of early comicdom was written/drawn/published by Jews, and antisemitism has definitely become a most serious issue lately following the Hamas bloodbath on October 7. One of the most chilling examples has to be "queers for palestine" marches taking place in the USA, made all the more mystifying when you consider that Islam's lethally hostile to LGBT ideology, with a most horrific example being a Muslim in Sligo, Ireland, who decapitated 2 gay men and destroyed a third man's eye. How LGBT advocates have no issue with that, to the point of condoning jihadist barbarism, is bewildering and stupefying indeed.
Now, the Jewish community’s contributions to comics is on display at the Center for Jewish History in New York City. This collection showcases Jewish culture, history and artistic expression through comic books, giving visitors a chance to learn about this topic as well as draw their own comics.
On November 12, the museum will hold a convention with workshops and an awards ceremony featuring the biggest Jewish comic book creators of today – including Israelis. Some of the creators were supposed to fly in from Israel for the event, but now that’s uncertain. Co-curator Roy Schwartz, author of “Is Superman Circumcised? The Complete Jewish History of the World’s Greatest Hero,” was raised in Tel Aviv and now lives in New York, said that due to rising antisemitism, the exhibit has gained new meaning.
“The recent events in Israel and the global tidal wave of antisemitism that’s followed have made the topic of JewCE more relevant than ever. In the 1930s and 40s, when forces of hate and insanity marched across borders and Jews were butchered wholesale while the world proved indifferent or hostile, young American Jews turned their fear, fury, frustration and faith into superheroes. They created symbols of life, hope and brotherly love. These characters have resonated worldwide, and now that history is repeating itself is the right time to tell the story of their creators.”
Unfortunately, however, the Journal's article makes no mention of Islam, which makes one have to wonder if they're really serious about confronting a serious issue, one that even affects Armenia along with many other countries today. It beggars the question: will any of the exhibition's contributors participate in new comic projects condemning Islamofascism? If they don't make any effort whatsoever, then they've failed even Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, whose most famous creation, Capt. America, has long been desecrated in over 2 decades, all for the sake of Blame-America propaganda for starters, and nothing's improved since, what with all the repeat broadcasts of politicized stories that've been coming out of Marvel over the past decade, with Ta-Nehisi Coates one of the worst writers they ever allowed to take the reins.
It's certainly important to tell the story of famous creators like Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Stan Lee and Gil Kane. But if they won't take issue with all the nasty far-leftism that's destroyed the subjects of this exhibition since the turn of the century, and won't make use of the medium/show the courage to produce new items condemning Islamofascism, they're not accomplishing anything. If the lectures they give don't make any mention of the specific facts regarding the new wave of antisemitism, and they don't allow guests to either, this whole convention will be meaningless and do a terrible injustice to the figures spoken about.
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