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Kosher comics prove hit with Israel’s Haredi Jews
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“Outside a bookstore in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak on the outskirts of Tel Aviv, Yom Tov Cohen contently watched as his four-year-old son flicked through one. “It is great, the kids love reading these books and at the same time they learn. It is not easy teaching your children the Bible,” said Cohen, in the traditional attire of a Haredi Jew — black coat, black hat, long curly sidelocks and a beard. The number of “kosher” comic books has sharply risen in recent years with dozens of new publications and new artists, including women who once used aliases but today feel comfortable to publish their names.” more@AFP.com
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