The Illustrated Pirkei Avot: A Graphic Novel of Jewish Ethics by Jessica Deutsch
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From Tablet Magazine:
Illustrator Jessica Deutsch’s reimagining of Pirkei Avot invites readers to take a fresh look at one of the greatest and most familiar of Jewish texts. The Illustrated Pirkei Avot: A Grapic Novel of Jewish Ethics by Jessica Deutsch is a celebration of the source material’s wonders and difficulties, published in black and white. Originally from Westchester County, Deutsch attended orthodox day schools, Midreshet HaRova Beit Midrash in Jerusalem’s Old City, and The New School’s Parsons School of Design in New York. Her illustrated Pirkei Avot creation began as a series of projects at Parsons over four years ago and, as she explains in a hand-written introduction, her book came into focus partly as a result of her reading a commentary on the Pirkei Avot written by the Maharal, the 16th-century Prague rabbi and the creator of the golem. Illustrating the entire Pirkei “just seemed like it would be a really fun challenge for me,” Deutsch explained. She imagined her book could be an educational aide, too. “I liked the idea of making something that I can maybe get into schools.”
