During my reading of Maus, I wondered to myself if there were any other comics or graphic novels for that matter that had dealings with Jewish people during the time of the Holocaust. Now, I did some research into the subject and there are quite a few comics and graphic novels on the subject.
One of the novels I came upon is a graphic novel version of the story of Anne Frank. It is by Elizabeth Hudson-Goff, and Jonatha A. Brown. This is the classic book put into graphic novel form for those who do not wish to read the actual book.
Another one is simply entitled Auschwitz by Pascal Croci. This one tells the story of an elderly couple retelling their tale from the camp. It is apparently more graphic then that of Maus, but probably no more depressing.
The next one that I happened upon was not of the camps but of the ghettos. Specifically the Warsaw ghetto. It is entitled Yossel, April 19, 1943: A Story of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising by Joe Kubert. This one is not a true story but more of a what if sort of story. The writer imagines what would have happened to his parents if he had not left Europe before the times of the Holocaust.
There are many other graphic novels out there about the Jewish culture, the Holocaust and also just Jewish based stories such as those of the Golem and the like. I might consider adding a few of these to my reading list at some point in the future.
Until next time.
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