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Miriam Eve Mora

Miriam Eve Mora

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The ‘King of Comics’ finally gets his due as New York names a Lower East Side street after Jack Kirby

Kirby based the character of Ben Grimm – The Thing – on himself, hailing from fictional Yancy Street, a tribute to the Delancey that will bear his...

12.05.2026 10

Fortune

Miriam Eve Mora

Lower East Side street named for ‘King of Comics’ Jack Kirby, a nod to one of the countless kids of immigrants who shaped the genre

New York City played a starring role in the golden age of comics. And like Kirby, many of the genre’s most famous artists were Jewish.

07.05.2026 10

The Conversation

Miriam Eve Mora

Why the manosphere has an antisemitism problem

Denying Jewish men’s masculinity, or blaming them for weakening ‘traditional’ masculinity, has long been part of antisemitism.

03.04.2026 20

The Conversation

Miriam Eve Mora

See you in the funny papers: How superhero comics tell the story of Jewish America

Jewish American artists were at the heart of the comics industry – and a closer read of beloved characters reflects fears about assimilation and...

14.03.2025 10

The Conversation

Miriam Eve Mora