“Unveiling the Past: Joanna Rubin Dranger’s Graphic Memoir Reveals Hidden Stories of Resilience and Remembrance”
My meeting with Azriela was a turning point. Before, I had only seen a few blurry old photographs of my grandfather’s family—people who had been referred to as “disappeared.” But now, seeing two full albums filled with photographs where they were very much alive, living modern life to the fullest, made the Holocaust feel frighteningly close. It was no longer just a historical event but something deeply personal, that had directly shaped my family.
The realization that entire branches of my family tree had been erased by the Nazis, and then forgotten by us, their own relatives, was overwhelming.
