Graphic memoir by Jeremie Dres chronicles his two week visit to Poland with a brother to learn more about their Jewish grandmother’s roots. I like his drawing style. And I learned some about the complexity of the attempts at Jewish renaissance in Poland. Jeremie and his brother decline to go to Auschwitz and to be honest, I’m not sure why: too much talk about it in their childhood, not enough ownership at 3rd generation from Shoah, interest in the now. He meets all kinds of people involved in Jewish life and memory — fascinating characters.
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