Good article that Robin found in the NY Times today about Will Eisner's new project:
The Plot tells the story behind the creation of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, the infamous Russian forgery that purported to reveal a Jewish plan to rule the world. Mr. Eisner, the son of Jews who fled Europe, has reached into the past to say something about the present: a time, he says, when anti-Semitism is again on the rise."With all the buzz surrounding the perception of anti-Jewish propaganda being fostered using another entertainment medium, Eisner proves himself as timely as ever. Like Eisner, I too am pretty incredulous at how many people actually believe the Protocols were real, but as a lot of people point out Joly's satire was pretty damned (pun intended) obscure. But you know, I'm also amazed at how many people still believe all sorts of stupid shit about Jews in this supposedly enlightened day and age...
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