What Comic Art Can Do: Creating “Yiddishkeit” Across Generations
Paul Buhle, author and social historian, discusses the process behind his comics anthology Yiddishkeit: Jewish Vernacular and the New Land, co-created with Harvey Pekar, z”l, and including the contributions of artists Sharon Rudahl and Nick Thorkelson. Paul explains how the strips for the book are both educational and entertaining, demonstrative of “what comic art can do.”
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