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When his grandmother dies, Jeremie and his elder brother want to learn more about their family's Polish roots. But Jeremie is less interested in finding out about how the Holocaust affected his family, and more interested to understand what it means to be Jewish and Polish today. They decide not to do the Holocaust trail...they won't go to Auschwitz, but instead they go to a village Zelechow (where their grandfather was born), Warsaw (where their grandmother was raised) and Krakow, which hosts Europe's largest festival of Jewish culture. During the course of a week, they discover a country that is still affected by its past. The brothers talk to lots of people including progressive rabbis and young Jewish Orthodox artists. Using their grandmother's stories, they piece together pieces of their family history. This is a semi-autographical work: from a search for identity, emerges a profound optimism and a lust for life.
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We Won t See Auschwitz proves that with a little sensitivity, a sweet and unpatronising plotline and some sensitively evocative illustration, it s possible to produce a volume that explores such weighty issues rather well. --Emily Gosling, Design Week
About the Author
Jeremie Dres lives in Paris. This is his first graphic novel.
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- PublisherChronicle Books
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1906838631
- ISBN 13 9781906838638
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages208
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. After their grandmother's death, Jeremie and his brother attempt to learn more about their family's Jewish-Polish roots. But Jeremie is less interested in how the Holocaust affected his family and more interested in understanding what it means to be Jewish and Polish in today's world. They decide not to do the Holocaust trail-they won't go to Auschwitz-but instead go to Zelechow, the village where their grandfather was born; Warsaw, their grandmother's hometown; and Krakow, the city that hosts Europe's largest festival of Jewish culture. In their quest for identity, they gradually put together the pieces of their family history, while at the same time discovering a country still affected by its past and a culture greater than themselves. Praise for We Won't See Auschwitz: "A beautifully illustrated document of two Jewish brothers who visit Poland seeking their cultural heritage." -Shelf Awareness When his grandmother dies, Jeremie and his elder brother want to learn more about their family's Polish roots. But Jeremie is less interested in finding out about how the Holocaust affected his family, and more interested to understand what it means to be Jewish and Polish today, in a positive, life-affirming narrative. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781906838638
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