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Detail of the cover of "Two Tribes" by Emily Bowen Cohen
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Q&A: Graphic novelist tells story of Jewish and Native American girl

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten January 3, 2024January 10, 2024
(From left) Dani Colman, Trina Robbins of San Francisco, Chanan Belzer and Yehudi Mercado discussed Jewish folklore in comics at JewCE,  (Photo/Forward-John Halpern)
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Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA April 11, 2023April 11, 2023
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by Julie Zigoris and San Francisco Standard March 14, 2023March 15, 2023
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‘Dilbert’ cartoon creator once questioned the number of Jews killed in the Holocaust

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