Cartoonists Against Racism: The Secret Jewish War on Bigotry
August 17
| free but registration requiredEvent Navigation
1 PM LOS ANGELES • 4 PM NEW YORK
Cartoonists Against Racism uncovers the secret campaign to create anti-racist comics and cartoons to flood America’s newspapers, classrooms, and union halls. Meet the artists and the work that was their ammunition in the battle for America’s soul.
xxxxx
THE SCHEDULE
⇒ Sunday, August 17 at 4:00 p.m. US Eastern Time, tune into the program with our distinguished panel of speakers. A link will be provided to all who register.
xxxxx
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Dr. Rafael Medoff, left, is the founding director of the David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies and the author of more than twenty books about the Holocaust, Zionism, and Jewish history, including the nonfiction graphic novel Whistleblowers: Four Who Fought to Expose the Holocaust to America (with Dean Motter) and Cartoonists Against Racism: The Secret Jewish War on Bigotry (with Craig Yoe). He has taught Jewish history at Ohio State University, Purchase College of the State University of New York, and elsewhere, and co-created animated shorts about the Holocaust, with Stan Lee and Neal Adams, for Disney.
Jordan Gorfinkel is a cartoonist, musician, writer, producer. For nearly a decade he was a manager of the Batman franchise at DC Comics, where his creations serve as inspiration for television, film, games and more. His creative studio, Avalanche Comics Entertainment, produces content for corporations, nonprofits and entertainment companies. He draws JewishCartoon.com, the weekly comic strip featured in newspapers and online. His Jewish Cartoon Workshop gets participants of all ages and backgrounds drawing comics about Jewish themes, which he then collects into a comic book. He serves as a speaker and artist-in-residence for synagogues, Passover retreats and fundraising events.xxxxx
Registration for this program will close on Thursday, August 14 at 10 PM ET. An email with instructions and links will be sent out on Friday, August 15 and again on the morning of the program.
