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February 17, 2013
1:12 pm

Marvel Comics hired Brian Michael Bendis to kill Peter Parker, left, Spider-Man's old alter ego. In his place, Bendis created a half-black, half-Hispanic hero who angered conservative commentators. (Courtesy of Marvel Comics via JTA)

Jewish artist kills Spider-Man, brings him back to life

Before hitting it big at Marvel Comics, cartoonist upset rabbis with his artwork, eked out a living with bar mitzvah caricatures

By Michael Orbach

May 27, 2012
9:17 am

Members of the Korean community in Israel gather in Kfar Menachem (photo credit: JTA/Kangkeun Lee)

Jerusalem’s Korean quarter

Love for the Bible behind South Koreans’ interest in Israel

By Michael Orbach