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Credit: Yaakov (DryBones) Kirschen.
Credit: Yaakov (DryBones) Kirschen.
Political cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., made aliyah to Israel in 1971 and began drawing “Dry Bones” in January 1973. The internationally syndicated, award-winning cartoons ran in The Jerusalem Post for 50 years. They were reprinted in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, TIME and other mainstream media publications. The “Dry Bones” story has been covered by CBS, CNN and Forbes, among other outlets. He was a member of America’s National Cartoonists Society and the Israeli Cartoonists Society. Kirschen died at 87 on April 14, 2025.

Dawn of the post-Assad era ...

There’s been an uptick in Palestinian Authority rhetoric aimed at the U.S. ambassador.
Iran “doesn’t believe in talking to its neighbors,” said Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan.


The measure will remain in place until further notice.
Home Front Command and “purple” initiatives help vulnerable populations access shelters, information and essential services.
“The Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest site, is also closed” due to the wartime cross-country restrictions, the American diplomat stressed.
The defendants are accused of conducting surveillance on Jewish institutions in London.