Polish Death Camps Have Pretty Trees and No Jews, a Graphic Narrative

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In her 16-page comic, third-generation Holocaust survivor Mia Rose Kohn illustrates her trip to Auschwitz in May of 2024. What does one wear to a death camp? Is one supposed to breathe inside a gas chamber, or photograph graying human hair? Should horror be documented? The comic treats pain with humor and ugliness with beauty. […]