This November, Congregation Kol Israel, in conjunction with The Brooklyn Jewish Art Gallery at CKI will be running the first Jewish Comic Con, “a place to explore how Jewish identity has influenced comics both on the page and behind the scenes.”
Both programming and guests have yet to be announced, but their open call for interested artists to reserve free tables (provided they donate a piece of their art to CKI) raises an intriguing point: In their FAQ, the organizers note that one needn’t be Jewish to exhibit:
You have to have somewhat of a connection to Jewish characters or have Jewish themes in your body of work. If you’re from another minority and you feel we have a lot in common, please come too, we’d love to have you!
These inclusive, interfaith sentiments are quite laudable, though it will be interesting to see, when programming is released to their sign-up list, whether this proves to be an insular event or one in more of an pluralistic vein.
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