Arts & Culture

Eli Valley’s Israel Man and Diaspora Boy

By Eli Valley / May 13, 2008

To many people, the concept of Zionism signifies the establishment of a Jewish State, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, or cheesy Eurotechno discos on the beach. But from its inception, Zionist philosophy was imbued with some rather startling attitudes towards Diaspora Jews. Whether in Zionist ideology, in ways in which the nascent state conceived its identity, or in contemporary Israel-Diaspora relations, the philosophy known as "Negation of the Diaspora" has been one of the most persistent elements of Zionist discourse. In honor of Israel's 60th Anniversary, Jewcy comic artist Eli Valley explores this aspect of Zionist mythology with superheroes that would fit seamlessly into almost any Jewish educational setting today.

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  • By Proud Self-Loather 5/16/08 at 1:40 a.m. UTC

    Somewhere on the cover of this comic you could have added the seal of approval from the laughable "Jewish People Policy Planning Institute," a real-world example of Israel Man actually trying to help out Diaspora Boy, with just about the same attitude you suggest.  

  • By Anonymous 5/15/08 at 5:53 p.m. UTC

    You could have also called it Frum Man and Secular Boy.

  • Rachael Kafrissen
    By Rokhl 5/14/08 at 5:41 p.m. UTC

    Thank god Jewish women don't have to deal with any negative stereotypes!!!

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