We are thrilled to announce the premiere trailer for ‘A Rose in Plain Sight’, a documentary short directed by Chorong Kim, set for release in 2025. This film offers an intimate glimpse into the creative and emotional journey of collaboration between Holocaust child survivor Rose Lipszyc, graphic artist Miriam Libicki, and editors Mark Celinscak and […]

In April 2024, SCVN co-director Dr. Charlotte Schallié met with Belofsky Fellow Katie Fisher for a conversation about the importance of arts-based research. Focusing on the publication ‘But I Live: Three Stories of Child Survivors of the Holocaust’ this interview provides insight into the SCVN methodology which centres a collaborative approach to testimony. Charlotte and […]

On October 2 & 3, SCVN Co-Director Dr. Charlotte Schallié visited a ninth/tenth creative writing class at Victoria High School (Vic High). The students, guided by their creative writing teacher, Georgina Hope, participated in an interactive lesson that brought the testimonies from ‘But I Live: Three Stories of Child Survivors of the Holocaust’ into the […]

On October 29, graphic artist Barbara Yelin and SCVN Co-Director Dr. Charlotte Schallié will be featured in a public online webinar as part of the 27th Workshop on National Socialist Camps and Killing Sites. Barbara and Charlotte will be reading from the publication ‘But I Live: Three Stories of Child Survivors of the Holocaust.’ This […]

On October 11, SCVN Media Director Raey Costain met with Ajnura Akbaš who is supporting the Yugoslav Wars Research Cluster as a community liaison. Ajnura works at the Muzej Ratnog Djetinjstva/War Childhood Museum in Sarajevo, an institution focused on the stories of children who have experienced wars and their enduring impact worldwide. Ajnura spoke about […]

We are thrilled to announce that ‘Emmie Arbel: The Colour of Memory’ by Barbara Yelin has been selected for the prestigious 2024 White Ravens Catalogue! This incredible recognition highlights the book’s thoughtful visual storytelling and profound exploration of memory and identity.  The White Ravens Catalogue, published annually by the International Youth Library in Munich, showcases […]

Teaching the Holocaust and other mass atrocities is one of the most important, yet challenging, responsibilities educators face. The weight of history, the complexity of events, and the emotional intensity surrounding the topic often leave teachers unsure of how best to approach it with their students. To support this challenge, Dr. Andrea Webb, co-director of […]

From July 4-6, our project partners at the Institute for the Performing Arts and Film at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) hosted an interdisciplinary arts-based research incubator for scholars, artists, storytellers and educators who joined us from Canada, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, Israel and  Cameroon. This interdisciplinary exchange included graphic artists from the […]

From June 18-20, our project partners from the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the Turtle Island Research Cluster hosted a three-day annual general meeting around the theme of Landed Learning. Artists and team leadership from Canada, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United States, gathered with us on the unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm […]

“Our perspectives of the past are largely shaped by the stories of those who experienced it.” On May 28, 2024 a panel of researchers, artists, and witnesses will gather to reflect on the ways in which graphic novels can be used to gather stories violence and genocide. These stories are not universal or encompassing of […]

From April 13 to July 31, 2024 the Ravensbrück Memorial is hosting an exhibition of ‘But I Live. Three Stories of Child Survivors of the Holocaust’ in cooperation with the International Comic Salon Erlangen and the Stadtmuseum Erlangen. ‘But I Live’ (2022) edited by SCVN Co-Director Charlotte Schallié was an important publication because of the […]

On March 20, 2024 join SCVN co-director Charlotte Schallié and illustrator Barbara Yelin for the next instalment of the Art & Testimony webinar series. In this webinar session, Barbara Yelin will discuss her collaborative memory work with Holocaust child survivor Emmie Arbel for ‘But I Live’ (2022) and ‘Emmie Arbel. The Colour of Memory’ (2023). […]

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new webinar series on the theme of Art and Testimony. In collaboration with UBC-V Public Humanities Hub this series has been developed as a critical exploration of contemporary arts-based research. The first webinar session with Dr Hank Greenspan will take place on January 25, 2024. Find […]

For Holocaust Memorial Day 2024, illustrator and graphic artist Barbara Yelin will be giving a lecture titled: ‘But I Live’ – Emmie Arbel’s Illustrated Story of the Fragility of Freedom. The ‘Fragility of Freedom’ is the overarching theme of this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day and explores the many ways that human rights such as freedom […]

‘But I Live: Three Stories of Child Survivors of the Holocaust’ was created in the first stage of the Survivor-Centred Visual Narratives project. Since its publication in May 2022, ‘But I Live’ (ed. Charlotte Schallié, University of Toronto Press) has been recognized as a unique and sorely needed collection of testimonies about the Holocaust. Both […]

We are delighted to announce the publication of Barbara Yelin’s graphic novel ‘Emmie Arbel. Die Farbe der Erinnerung’ (Emmie Arbel. The Colour of Memory) documenting her extensive memory work with Emmie Arbel. Born in Holland in 1937, Emmie Arbel was deported with her Jewish family in 1942 and survived the Nazi concentration camps Ravensbrück and […]

The exhibition “But I Live: Remembering the Holocaust” is being hosted at the Wiesbaden Kunsthaus from September 14th to November 26th, 2023. Special thanks to Regine Meldt for hosting the opening night with the Kamp brothers Rolf and Nico, Gilad Seliktar, and curator Jakob Hoffmann! More information can be found by selecting the exhibition program […]

We received some wonderful photographs from the opening of our ”Aber ich lebe” – den Holocaust erinnern” exhibition at the schauraum: comic & cartoon in Dortmund.