Yaakov Kirschen’s other legacy The editorial cartoonist also worked as a software developer creating Jewish games, humorous “biotoons” and music-generating software. Josh Renaud April 17, 2025
When editorial cartoons prompted the response of presidents Yaakov Kirschen’s down-to-earth needling of public figures in “Dry Bones” epitomized Jerusalem’s refusal to bow to foreign diktats. Jonathan S. Tobin April 16, 2025
‘Dry Bones’ cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen dies at 87 Considered "a national treasure of the Jewish people," the Brooklyn, N.Y.-born artist won the 2014 Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize for his contribution to Israeli culture. Steve Linde April 14, 2025