Super South - SOR - Knoxville - Oak Ridge Jews and Comic Books - 2025

Join Hadassah Knoxville-Oak Ridge for a program on the Jewish contribution to American comic books and the Jewish content in them.

Dale Rosenberg, Hadassah VP for Education and sometime comic book geek, will give a multi-media presentation
on the intersection between the American Jewish community and the development of the American comic book.

Come to find answers to these burning questions, and more:

• In the 1930s, did Goebbels denounce Superman as a Crypto-Jew?
• What comic book supervillain is not only a Jew but a Holocaust survivor?
• Was the crackdown on comic books in the 1950s an anti-Semitic movement, or was it started by Jews, or both?
• With so many Jews involved in comic book writing and publication since the 1930s, why were there no Jewish characters in mainstream comic books until the 1970s, and why did it take a guy named Chris to create some?
• Which of the X-Men are Jews? Which of the Fantastic Four?
• What Jewish-themed comic book won a Pulitzer Prize?

Whether you think comics foster truth, justice, and the American way or believe that comics cause seduction of the innocent, you’ll learn something about the influence American Jews have had and continue to have on this quintessentially American art form.

There will be ample time for questions and comments.

Light supper will be served.

Tuesday, September 9, 2025
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Bearden

To proceed with a check payment, please email Laura Floyd at floydfam@knology.net (or refer to the Membership Directory) for additional instructions.

Advanced registration is required.

Location will be provided the Friday before the event.

Donations in support of Hadassah's Entire Mission Center are greatly appreciated.

Questions?
Dale Rosenberg
daleqr@gmail.com

Per Hadassah policy, advance registration and a signed participant release are required for all events. If you have any questions or need help registering, please contact: supersouth@hadassah.org or (678) 443-2961