MAD Magazine Artists Reveal How Anti-Semitism Shaped American Comics

MAD magazine artists reveal how anti-Semitism shaped American comics

"In every local newspaper, there would be long lists for resort hotels in the Poconos or in certain parts of the Catskills, and they would just simply have the word 'restricted, '" recalls the late legendary MAD magazine artist Al Jaffee about life in mid-century America. — Read the rest The post MAD magazine artists reveal how anti-Semitism shaped American comics appeared first on Boing Boing.

When a writer’s courage against anti-Semitism shook a nation

It really is surprising how silent most Jews seem, today, about all the widespread antisemitism sweeping the United States and Europe. In fact, Juneau’s synagogue does not seem unusual in that respect. I don’t see how today’s politics cannot be terribly upsetting to any Jewish person anywhere in the world.