“I wanted to express the idea that Jewish people have many different races and skin colors, with everything merging into one person because of a shared Jewish identity.”
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Now available for pre-order, Be’chol Lashon’s latest storytelling initiative, "Hyphen," elevates the voices too often left out of the American Jewish narrative.
What do comic books, the Chinese New Year, 2000s adventure movies, and Judaism all have in common? They have each been integral to Ariel Cheng Kohane’s creative and personal identity.
“Thanks to my collaboration with Yarden, and the world of comics she opened up for me, this story — a powerful childhood memory from my journey from Ethiopia to Israel — found its home as a graphic novel.”-Yossi Vassa
Celebrate Jewish Book Month November 24-December 24!
"This is not a good time, but it is the best time to be a rabbi.”-Rabbi Shoshana Nambi
French, Algerian, and Jewish comic book creator, Fabrice Sapolsky, gives us insight into his new Kickstarter project that celebrates global Jewish diversity.
Celebrating Jewish diversity through comics
Expressing my identities in a positive way has been a journey. While growing up, my parents tried to incorporate my brother’s and my Guatemalan heritage with being Jewish.