Originally published in German in 2023, Emmie Arbel. The Colour of Memory is a graphic memoir based on the personal conversations and trust-based relationship between Holocaust survivor Emmie Arbel and graphic artist Barbara Yelin. The book is now available in four language editions: German, English, French, and Spanish. It was translated into French by Thierry […]

On March 26, the upper level seminar GRMN 3262 Representations of the Holocaust, taught by Dr. Stephan Jaeger at the Department of German and Slavic Studies of the University of Manitoba, welcomed Project Director, Dr. Charlotte Schallié, as a guest speaker. She presented in the class session titled “Visual Storytelling and Remembrance in Graphic Novels […]

In February 2023, graphic artist Tobi Dahmen was introduced to Syrian survivor Akram al-Saud by Dr. Uğur Ümit Üngör, the Research Cluster Co-Lead on the SSHRC Partnership Grant Survivor-Centred Visual Narratives Project. Based in The Netherlands, Tobi and Akram have been collaborating locally over two years in a series of interviews to share Akram’s unique […]

From transcribing interviews to navigating the archives, Research Assistant Jessica Botts had an instrumental role in the process of developing Two Roses, the graphic novel created by Miriam Libicki in collaboration with Holocaust survivor Rose Lipszyc.  Jessica is a U.S. Navy Veteran who has lived in and been deployed to several countries. Currently, she is […]

On November 14, SCVN Research Assistant Lucie Kotesovska met with Nora Krug, an internationally acclaimed artist and illustrator and author of several book-length visual narratives. Nora is currently an artist-in-residence at Yale’s Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, where she is conducting research of the survivors’ video and written testimonies. Her aim is to produce […]

On February 27, SCVN research assistant Ghada met with curator Jakob Hoffmann to discuss the exhibition journey of ‘But I Live. Remembering the Holocaust’. The exhibition, co-curated by Jakob Hoffmann and Barbara Yelin, features the process of co-creation and original artwork by artists Barbara Yelin, Miriam Libicki, and Gilad Seliktar, produced for the graphic novel […]

In a session titled ‘A Kind of Resistance: Illustrating Holocaust Survivor Stories’ that took place at the Pennsylvania State University on February 25, graphic artist Miriam Libicki discussed the collaborative nature of her graphic narratives. During the event, she showed a detailed deconstruction of the process of building a graphic novel out of interviews and […]

From left to right: Éléonore Goldberg, Alan Goldman, Miriam Libicki, Charlotte Schallié, Lee Gilad and Randy Lee Cutler. This year’s International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27) marked the 80th anniversary of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp liberation. In commemoration of this event, the Emily Carr University of Art + Design (ECU) hosted a talk to recognize […]

On February 24, Dr. Schallié will visit the University of Toronto to present on ‘Relational Memory, Shared Authority and Reciprocity in the Making of Barbara Yelin’s Emmie Arbel: The Colour of Memory‘. Event description:In this presentation, Charlotte Schallié discusses her arts-based collaborative research with graphic novelist Barbara Yelin and Holocaust child survivor Emmie Arbel. Their work together […]

Registration closes February 1! https://www.vhec.org/professional-development/shafran-teachers-conference/ On February 14, the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre(VHEC) is hosting the one-day ’12th Biennial Shafran Teachers’ Conference’. This year’s conference, entitled ‘Teaching the Holocaust: Multiple Perspectives and Best Practices in Holocaust Education’, focuses on providing teachers in various disciplines with new teaching resources to support Holocaust education in the classroom. […]

Gallery of ‘Examining the Holocaust’ exhibit at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Images courtesy of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. In an upcoming webinar on January 29, Co-Director Dr. Andrea Webb will be discussing ways that educators can bring Holocaust education into the classroom with respect and consideration. She is joined by Ashley […]

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 […]

We are honoured to announce that Barbara Yelin was awarded the annual Gustav Heinemann Peace Prize for children’s and young adult books by the State Office for Political Education in North Rhine-Westphalia for Emmie Arbel. The Colour of Memory. On November 29, 2024, Barbara was welcomed by Director of the Old Synagogue, Dr. Diana Matut, and the Mayor of Essen, […]

In the SCVN webinar series, Art and Testimony, Ph.D. students Cal Smith and Raey Costain presented their research on how visual methods such as comic drawing have a unique capacity to explore and document human stories in the past and present. The webinar, The Art of Comics-Engaged Research, was moderated by Dr. Mary Chapman and […]