Jewish Ideas to Change the World

Corona Exegesis: Political Cartoons, Jewish Holidays, and Israeli Society

Show Notes

A virtual event presentation by Dr. Matt Reingold 

ABOUT THE EVENT:

Over the course of the Coronavirus pandemic, Israeli cartoonists across the religious and political spectrums produced a treasure trove of visual materials about their own society. In this session, we will examine a select offering of cartoons about Jewish holidays and explore how cartoonists used their craft to offer commentary on both their own society and also on what it means to celebrate holidays during a pandemic.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Dr. Matt Reingold (York U, 2014) teaches Jewish History and Jewish Philosophy at TanenbaumCHAT. His primary research interests are Jewish and Israeli graphic narratives and Israel education. He is the author of Gender and Sexuality in Israeli Graphic Novels (Routledge, 2021) and Reenvisioning Israel through Political Cartoons: Visual Discourses During the 2018-2021 Electoral Crisis (Lexington, 2022).

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