“Unveiling the Past: Joanna Rubin Dranger’s Graphic Memoir Reveals Hidden Stories of Resilience and Remembrance”
This revelation, in turn, spurs you (and me, the reader) to wonder (and grieve) that it could be possible that the Holocaust could have happened in the twentieth century, not very long ago at all. Did writing this book change how you think about the past and its impact on the present and the future?
JRD: Before I began this journey, history — especially my own family’s history — felt somewhat distant, like something that had happened long ago and was already settled. But as I uncovered stories, spoke with relatives, and pieced together fragments of lives that had been lost, I began to understand how deeply the past lingers, shaping identities, relationships, and the way we perceive the world today.
