Stuart the Jewish Turtle

Comics Rescued From a Burning Synagogue in Bialystok and Hidden in a Salt Mine Until After the War

By Eli Valley

Published December 31, 2008, issue of January 09, 2009.
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Comics rescued from a burning synagogue in bialystok and hidden in a salt Mine Until after the War.

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Eli Valley is finishing his first novel. His comics appear monthly in The Forward, and his website is www.evcomics.com.


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Comments
Nancyf Mon. Jan 5, 2009

I don't get it. Do you have to be Jewish to get it?

alex Mon. Jan 5, 2009

Erin didn't get it either. Should we divorce?

Jeff Eyges Mon. Jan 5, 2009

Priceless! Stuart is right, though. The young Waspy couple are obviously antisemites, else why keep a Jewish turtle in such a small enclosure?

Cookie Montgomery Tue. Jan 6, 2009

I AM JEWISH and I don't get it either. Is this something like the "Keep your damn jack" story made famous by Danny Thomas 50 years ago? If ignoring is the same as antisemitism, then there isn't as much out there as some people seem to think. All this couple was trying to do was go on with their lives. I could easily ignore a turtle whose thoughts I could read anyway. Not an amusing comic this time.

Cookie Montgomery Tue. Jan 6, 2009

That previous comment should be "couldn't read" regarding turtle's thoughts. Sorry about that.

eve Tue. Jan 6, 2009

I'm Jewish, and I thought it was hilarious... and I was ready to blame the missing milk on Stuart. Guess that makes me an ANTISEMITE!

Pookus Wed. Jan 7, 2009

Well, I'm half Jewish on the "wrong" side and I think I get it! While there's probably more to it, it's basically about Jewish paranoia- gentiles leading mundane, simple lives innocently while Stuart sits in his paranoid little tank, thinking up all the awful things being plotted against Jews. Love it!


 

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