Publication Announcement – ‘Emmie Arbel. The Colour of Memory’ – UK and North America Release

We are thrilled to announce that Emmie Arbel. The Colour of Memory is coming to the UK and North America in spring 2026! SelfMadeHero will be releasing Helge Dascher’s English translation of the award-winning graphic memoir on February 5 in the UK and on March 17 in North America.

Drawing from extensive interviews with Holocaust survivor Emmie Arbel, Barbara Yelin’s graphic memoir is the culmination of a five-year collaboration that began with the anthology But I Live: Three Stories of Child Survivors of the Holocaust. With stunning visual style, Yelin captures the harrowing realities of Emmie’s childhood in Nazi Germany, where she survived both Ravensbrück and Bergen-Belsen, as well as the complexities of her journey towards adulthood in Israel. Since its publication in 2023, Emmie Arbel has received several important awards, including the 2024 Gustav Heinemann Peace Prize and selection for the prestigious White Ravens Catalogue. Helge Dascher’s English translation of Emmie Arbel was first published by Reprodukt in December 2024. For more information about the graphic memoir, follow the link to our Projects page.

SelfMadeHero is an award-winning independent graphic novel/visual narratives publisher launched in 2007 by Emma Hayley. Its mission is ‘to publish ground-breaking and beautiful work by authors and artists from across the globe, from the quirky and humorous to the political and profound’. More information about SelfMadeHero’s spring 2026 lineup, including the upcoming release of Emmie Arbel. The Colour of Memory, can be found here.

To learn more about what it took to bring Emmie’s story to life, read Lucie Kotesovska’s interview with Barbara Yelin on our blog.