The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/cartoons/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:03:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png cartoons | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/cartoons/ 32 32 ‘Dry Bones’ cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen sketched Israeli feats and foibles for 50 years https://www.timesofisrael.com/dry-bones-cartoonist-yaakov-kirschen-sketched-israeli-feats-and-foibles-for-50-years/ Fri, 09 May 2025 17:11:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3545469 The Brooklyn-born immigrant, who satirized and explained Israel's politics and culture for largely English audiences at home and abroad, died last month at 87

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]]> ‘Rugrats’ Purim special has a grown-up lesson for wary US Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/rugrats-purim-special-has-a-grown-up-lesson-for-wary-us-jews/ Tue, 26 Mar 2024 00:52:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3253376 As antisemitism hits new highs amid the Israel-Hamas war, the cartoon adds to two past acclaimed holiday episodes with a message of courage and unity

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]]> Antisemitic cartoons proliferate in Mideast amid Israel-Hamas war, ADL report finds https://www.timesofisrael.com/antisemitic-cartoons-proliferate-in-mideast-amid-israel-hamas-war-adl-report-finds/ Thu, 21 Dec 2023 21:34:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3183895 Illustrations published by Arabic-language press since October 7 tap into conspiracy theories and blood libel to criticize the war in Gaza

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]]> Here’s what Jewish New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast’s dreams are made of https://www.timesofisrael.com/heres-what-jewish-new-yorker-cartoonist-roz-chasts-dreams-are-made-of/ Tue, 28 Nov 2023 23:41:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3161024 The acclaimed illustrator, who has been at the magazine since 1978, takes readers on a nighttime tour of her phantasmagorical mind in her latest book, 'I Must Be Dreaming'

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]]> From pre-state to present, political cartoons paint picture of a dynamic Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/from-pre-state-to-present-political-cartoons-paint-picture-of-a-dynamic-israel/ Wed, 03 May 2023 10:48:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2996886 New book uses the work of Israel's leading editorial cartoonists, who hold the country's leadership accountable through clever imagery and biting satire

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]]> The fuzzy, neurotic, unmistakably Jewish legacy of cartoonist Ed Koren https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-fuzzy-neurotic-unmistakably-jewish-legacy-of-cartoonist-ed-koren/ Mon, 24 Apr 2023 03:55:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3001625 Koren, who died this month at 87, published well over 1,000 instantly recognizable cartoons in The New Yorker magazine over a six-decade career

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]]> Al Jaffee, cartoonist and creator of Mad’s Fold-In, dies at 102 https://www.timesofisrael.com/al-jaffee-cartoonist-and-creator-of-mads-fold-in-dies-at-102/ Tue, 11 Apr 2023 05:40:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2993831 An essential member of satirical magazine's 'Useful Gang of Idiots,' he created self-explanatory 'Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions,' amused fans for decades until retiring at 99

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]]> Undeterred by threats, Charlie Hebdo publishes more Khamenei cartoons https://www.timesofisrael.com/undeterred-by-threats-charlie-hebdo-publishes-more-khamenei-cartoons/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 20:10:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2922095 A week after angering Tehran with caricatures of ayatollah, French satirical magazine doubles down, says 'laughing at themselves has never been a strong point of tyrants'

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]]> Cartoon alien aims to ease culture shock ahead of World Cup in Qatar https://www.timesofisrael.com/cartoon-alien-aims-to-ease-culture-shock-ahead-of-world-cup-in-qatar/ Sun, 15 May 2022 05:25:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2762806 Creators bid to provide soccer fans with a soft landing by introducing them to Qatari culture ahead World Cup; show available on YouTube

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]]> New Yorker cartoonist David Sipress smiles through the pain in a new memoir https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-yorker-cartoonist-david-sipress-smiles-through-the-pain-in-a-new-memoir/ Tue, 15 Mar 2022 01:52:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2720152 In 'What’s So Funny?' the Jewish son of Eastern European immigrants talks about growing up in New York, defying his parents' expectations and finding inspiration in everyday life

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]]> Prominent Iranian cartoonist dies of COVID at 79 https://www.timesofisrael.com/prominent-iranian-cartoonist-dies-of-covid-at-79/ Sun, 07 Nov 2021 17:00:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2645551 Kambiz Derambakhsh, known for sketch of faceless everyman, won acclaim and had his art published around the world

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]]> Iran’s supreme leader says women in cartoons must wear hijabs https://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-supreme-leader-says-women-in-cartoons-must-wear-hijabs/ Fri, 26 Feb 2021 07:06:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2496108 Unclear if ruling issued by Ali Khamenei will be enforced; foreign films showing unscarved women can be screened in Iran, but locally made productions are banned from doing so

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]]> ‘Jewish Disney bros’ who founded Egypt animation industry make triumphant return https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-disney-bros-who-founded-egypt-animation-industry-make-triumphant-return/ Thu, 18 Feb 2021 21:38:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2489325 Tal Michael's film 'Bukra fil Mish Mish' focuses on the Frenkels, a long-forgotten trio who launched a cartoon company by their bootstraps in the 1930s before being forced to flee

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]]> Rivlin pokes cartoon fun at himself, previous presidents for his 81st birthday https://www.timesofisrael.com/rivlin-pokes-cartoon-fun-at-fellow-presidents-for-his-81st-birthday/ Sun, 13 Sep 2020 20:33:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2387590 Exhibit opening Monday at President's House follows the lives and histories of Israel's presidents, as only cartoonists can

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]]> Tintin cover satirizing Hitler to go under the hammer https://www.timesofisrael.com/tintin-cover-satirizing-hitler-to-go-under-the-hammer/ Wed, 24 Jun 2020 08:08:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2333277 Drawing could go for more than $395,000 when it comes up for auction in Paris

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