A new pop culture convention will celebrate Jewish excellence and ideas in comic books
by Jacob Henry (New York Jewish Week) — Jews and comic books — two deeply entwined entities — will be the subject of a new…
Literature
Menachem Kaiser on his quest to reclaim a family home
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – When Canadian-born author Menachem Kaiser spoke at the Calgary Public Library on March 14, it was a rare literary treat….
Lenka Lichtenberg wins JUNO for Holocaust-themed poetry album ‘Thieves of Dreams’
by Irena Karshenbaum (AJNews) – After sitting through a very long awards ceremony, held in Edmonton on March 11, 2023, Czech-born, Canadian music artist, Lenka…
Review: ‘Shortest History of Israel and Palestine’ may not be balanced but its conclusions are sound
Reviewed by Deborah Shatz (AJNews) – The Shortest History of Israel and Palestine: From Zionism to Intifadas and the Struggle for Peace by Michael Scott-Baumann…
‘Maybe all art is provocative’: Art Spiegelman discusses his life’s work at Edmonton Public Library discussion
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Cartoonist Art Spiegelman, who depicted his father’s Holocaust survival in the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel Maus, spoke on Feb. 21…