Remembering ‘Dry Bones’ cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen, who sketched Israeli feats and foibles for 50 years – The American Israelite Newspaper

Remembering ‘Dry Bones’ cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen, who sketched Israeli feats and foibles for 50 years – The American Israelite Newspaper

Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Image via amazon.comYaacov Kirschen drew his “Dry Bones” comic strip, which at one point ran in 35 newspapers around the world, for over 50 years By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — Yaakov Kirschen’s first cartoon was published in the Jerusalem Post on Jan. 1, 1973. The comic, called “Dry Bones,” starred a Ziggy-like character named Shuldig, a bald and bristly everyman, and his dog Doobie. I first read Dry Bones in Heb…