“Unveiling the Past: Joanna Rubin Dranger’s Graphic Memoir Reveals Hidden Stories of Resilience and Remembrance”
Oral history was just as important. Speaking with relatives was transformative. Sometimes, it wasn’t that the information had been lost—it was simply that no one had ever asked the questions before. Other times, my questions triggered memories or prompted someone to finally retrieve a long-forgotten box of photographs or documents. One of the most emotional moments in my research was discovering two albums filled with photographs of my grandfather’s family—people I had previously only known from a single blurry image. Suddenly, they came alive.
