{"product_id":"but-i-live-three-stories-from-child-survivors-of-the-holocaust-9781487526856","title":"But I Live: Three Stories from Child Survivors of the Holocaust","description":"\u003cp\u003eShortlisted - 2023 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for Best Reality-Based Work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn intimate co-creation of three graphic novelists and four Holocaust survivors, \u003ci\u003eBut I Live \u003c\/i\u003econsists of three illustrated stories based on the experiences of each survivor during and after the Holocaust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Schaffer and his family survived in Romania due to their refusal to obey Nazi collaborators. In the Netherlands, brothers Nico and Rolf Kamp were separated from their parents and hidden by the Dutch resistance in thirteen different places. Through the story of Emmie Arbel, a child survivor of the Ravensbr?ck and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps, we see the lifelong trauma inflicted by the Holocaust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo complement these hauntingly beautiful and unforgettable visual stories, \u003ci\u003eBut I Live \u003c\/i\u003eincludes historical essays, an illustrated postscript from the artists, and personal words from each of the survivors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs we urgently approach the post-witness era without living survivors of the Holocaust, these illustrated stories act as a physical embodiment of memory and help to create a new archive for future readers. By turning these testimonies into graphic novels, \u003ci\u003eBut I Live\u003c\/i\u003e aims to teach new generations about racism, antisemitism, human rights, and social justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlotte Schalli?\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of Germanic Studies and Holocaust Studies at the University of Victoria.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBarbara Yelin\u003c\/b\u003e studied illustration at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences. In 2014, Yelin published the award-winning graphic novel \u003cem\u003eIrmina\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eGilad Seliktar\u003c\/b\u003e is an acclaimed graphic novelist and children's book illustrator.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMiriam Libicki\u003c\/b\u003e holds an MFA in Creative Writing and is an award-winning graphic novelist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Jewish Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50877930701074,"sku":"9781487526856","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_14e923ef-ddd2-4496-9cee-44a55964c952.jpg?v=1738409108","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/but-i-live-three-stories-from-child-survivors-of-the-holocaust-9781487526856","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}