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‘Iran’

A drawing that ran in “The New York Times” in the 1980s.

Iran by Mark Podwal
“Iran” by Mark Podwal. Credit: Mark Podwal.
Mark Podwal is an artist in New York. He has illustrated many of the books of his friend Elie Wiesel, and his work can be found in major museums, Jewish and non-Jewish, worldwide.
Iran by Mark Podwal
“Iran” by Mark Podwal. Credit: Mark Podwal.

“I remain deeply concerned and very troubled by the unacceptable spike in hate crimes, particularly driven by those targeting Jewish New Yorkers,” New York City Council speaker Julie Menin told JNS.
Originally intended to accommodate a few hundred Torah scholars, the exemption of ultra-Orthodox yeshivah students from IDF service evolved into one of Israel’s most contentious public policy issues.
Two members of the trip-hop group displayed an unauthorized emblem during a concert, which prompted a police investigation.
The Israeli military destroyed five weapons depots belonging to the Palestinian terrorist group across the Strip.