“Unveiling the Past: Joanna Rubin Dranger’s Graphic Memoir Reveals Hidden Stories of Resilience and Remembrance”
HMM: In one section of the book, you recount going to a confirmation class as a child and share an antisemitic incident with the priest. You describe this incident as being a gateway to understanding your own Jewish identity, your “in-betweenness.” You write, “Unlike boxes, identities can be as spacious as you like.” How do you think a book like yours might help readers navigate “in-betweenness” and perhaps understand their own identities a little bit better?
JRD: Since the book was published in Sweden and Norway, I’ve been deeply moved by the responses from readers who have reached out to share what it means to them. Many express a strong connection to the feeling of “in-betweenness.”
