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Bald sind wir wieder zu Hause
Die Geschichte von sechs Kindern, die Europas Abfall in die Tyrannei erlebten
Rechtsextremismus und Antisemitismus haben in Europa wieder Fuß gefasst. Geschichten, wie die in diesem Band versammelten, erinnern uns daran, den Horror des Holocaust niemals zu vergessen. Bald sind wir wieder zu Hause schildert die Erlebnisse von sechs Überlebenden des Naziterrors auf Basis von Interviews.
Enteignet, von ihren Angehörigen getrennt und ihrer Menschenwürde beraubt, durchlebten sie die Angst und Verfolgung im Ghetto. Sie erlitten die Entmenschlichung, den Hunger und die Entkräftung in den Konzentrationslagern und waren Zeugen des industriellen Massenmordes in den Vernichtungslagern.
Ein beeindruckendes Plädoyer gegen das Vergessen.
Rechtsextremismus und Antisemitismus haben in Europa wieder Fuß gefasst. Geschichten, wie die in diesem Band versammelten, erinnern uns daran, den Horror des Holocaust niemals zu vergessen. Bald sind wir wieder zu Hause schildert die Erlebnisse von sechs Überlebenden des Naziterrors auf Basis von Interviews.
Enteignet, von ihren Angehörigen getrennt und ihrer Menschenwürde beraubt, durchlebten sie die Angst und Verfolgung im Ghetto. Sie erlitten die Entmenschlichung, den Hunger und die Entkräftung in den Konzentrationslagern und waren Zeugen des industriellen Massenmordes in den Vernichtungslagern.
Ein beeindruckendes Plädoyer gegen das Vergessen.
104 pages, Hardcover
First published January 20, 2018
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February 9, 2021
A powerful short book of tightly edited and illustrated and deftly and sadly but clearly told stories from a few Holocaust survivors who managed to be rescued by Sweden. Is very clear about the horrific murders and enslavement and that they are very very rare cases of survival from the extermination camps.
I read the afterwords, looking for the process Bonde went through to get these stories and it appears she is adapting them from historical records. Clearly if you wanted to know greater details based on these quick sketches the material is out there. And you can find whole books written by or about survivors, but one thing you get here is a sense of continuity across stories, from people who lived in a range of countries adjacent to Germany. These simple, unsentimental accounts do not shy away from brutality, which I was grateful for. We need the truth, if we can learn from it. We need to balance our rage from the horror with the sense that we could do something were we faced with the challenge to help someone.
This book appears to be done in conjunction with Sweden, who get credit here for doing good things, and I do thank them for this good work. It is also true I see that Sweden, as was the case with so many other countries, was also complicit with the Nazi regime for a time. (I learned that in the past year by reading Jo Nesbo's WWII mystery-thriller Redbreast!), but that doesn't cancel out the important story of rescue, and the model and inspiration that it provides for our contemporary view of immigration and refugees, which will only be an increasing phenomenon. These children were all refugees who emigrated to Sweden; who would have denied them their lives?
I didn't read this all in one sitting. I would read a story and do something else, after a few hours, even as short as this book is. It is still breathtaking in its scope. One of the survivors said he heard an infamous holocaust denier speak and this was the moment he decided he had to tell his story and as widely as possible. We need to be reminded of the depth's of man's inhumanity to his fellow humans. Never forget.
I read the afterwords, looking for the process Bonde went through to get these stories and it appears she is adapting them from historical records. Clearly if you wanted to know greater details based on these quick sketches the material is out there. And you can find whole books written by or about survivors, but one thing you get here is a sense of continuity across stories, from people who lived in a range of countries adjacent to Germany. These simple, unsentimental accounts do not shy away from brutality, which I was grateful for. We need the truth, if we can learn from it. We need to balance our rage from the horror with the sense that we could do something were we faced with the challenge to help someone.
This book appears to be done in conjunction with Sweden, who get credit here for doing good things, and I do thank them for this good work. It is also true I see that Sweden, as was the case with so many other countries, was also complicit with the Nazi regime for a time. (I learned that in the past year by reading Jo Nesbo's WWII mystery-thriller Redbreast!), but that doesn't cancel out the important story of rescue, and the model and inspiration that it provides for our contemporary view of immigration and refugees, which will only be an increasing phenomenon. These children were all refugees who emigrated to Sweden; who would have denied them their lives?
I didn't read this all in one sitting. I would read a story and do something else, after a few hours, even as short as this book is. It is still breathtaking in its scope. One of the survivors said he heard an infamous holocaust denier speak and this was the moment he decided he had to tell his story and as widely as possible. We need to be reminded of the depth's of man's inhumanity to his fellow humans. Never forget.
September 15, 2020
Während es auf meinem Blog sonst nur so vor Fantasy wimmelt, wird es heute ziemlich real. Und sehr ernst. Gerade aus diesem Grund fiel es mir auch unheimlich schwer, zu „Bald sind wir wieder zu Hause“ ein Bild zu machen. Schlussendlich habe ich mir aber bewusst gemacht, dass nicht jeder Rezensionsbeitrag in seiner Gestaltung Inhalt, Cover oder Stimmung widerspiegeln muss. Manchmal soll vielleicht sogar nicht sein – wie bei diesem Graphic Novel. Denn „Bald sind wir wieder zu Hause“ kann sehr gut für sich alleine stehen. Es umfasst nur knapp 95 Seiten – wobei man das Wörtchen „nur“ in diesem Zusammenhang schleunigst streichen sollte, denn diese 95 Seiten haben es wirklich in sich. Sechs Überlebende des Nazi-Terrors erzählen ihre Geschichten. Es handelt sich um wahre Begebenheiten, die mir als Leserin direkt unter die Haut gegangen sind. Dabei haben sie mich nicht für den Moment schockiert und bedrückt, sondern eher etwas Grundlegendes in mir erschüttert, das noch lange Zeit nachschwingen wird. Mir ist noch einmal bewusst geworden, wie wichtig dieses Thema ist – und dass ich selbst eigentlich viel zu wenig darüber weiß.
„Bald sind wir wieder zu Hause“ ist eine beeindruckende und düstere Sammlung der Geschichten von Tobias, Livia, Selma, Susanna, Emmerich und Elisabeth, welche einem die Begebenheiten zur Zeit des Nationalsozialismus auf eine ganz andere Art und Weise nahbringen, als zumindest ich es bisher gewohnt war. Tatsächlich waren die Seiten mit verhältnismäßig wenig Text versehen, was die Stimmung des Graphic Novels für mich aber nur noch greifbarer gemacht hat. Ich brauchte nicht mehr Text. Das, was dort stand, reichte aus. Vor allem in Kombination mit den Bildern, die nicht zu detailliert sind, aber eben doch detailliert genug.
„Bald sind wir wieder zu Hause“ ist ein Werk, das ich am liebsten als Pflichtlektüre für die gesamte Welt einführen würde, denn es liegt in unserer Verantwortung, nicht zu vergessen.
„Bald sind wir wieder zu Hause“ ist eine beeindruckende und düstere Sammlung der Geschichten von Tobias, Livia, Selma, Susanna, Emmerich und Elisabeth, welche einem die Begebenheiten zur Zeit des Nationalsozialismus auf eine ganz andere Art und Weise nahbringen, als zumindest ich es bisher gewohnt war. Tatsächlich waren die Seiten mit verhältnismäßig wenig Text versehen, was die Stimmung des Graphic Novels für mich aber nur noch greifbarer gemacht hat. Ich brauchte nicht mehr Text. Das, was dort stand, reichte aus. Vor allem in Kombination mit den Bildern, die nicht zu detailliert sind, aber eben doch detailliert genug.
„Bald sind wir wieder zu Hause“ ist ein Werk, das ich am liebsten als Pflichtlektüre für die gesamte Welt einführen würde, denn es liegt in unserer Verantwortung, nicht zu vergessen.
September 17, 2020
A fine remembrance of the Holocaust based on the oral histories of and interviews with Jewish survivors living in Sweden. Putting the stories of six children into just 95 pages left me wanting more detail, especially as each account went from the start of the World War II to the end of the war, causing a lot of repetition between the stories. It might be more effective to spread out the reading a little, maybe a chapter a day.
I have some problems with the end matter of the book. The timeline provided breezes by Swedish collaboration with the Nazis, to spend more time on the Swedish refugee program that brought Jewish survivors to Sweden at the end of the war. Each of the stories ends with that Swedish rescue effort. It makes this seem a little more like self-serving propaganda. As this article shows, Sweden is still not owning its full history even today:
https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/eu...
More egregious, the glossary of this book mentions four times that the Holocaust targeted Jews and Romanians. ROMANIANS? This is a copyediting error that gives a slap in the face to the Roma or Romani people, who were targeted with genocide by the Nazis in conjunction with the Jewish genocide. Highly unfortunate.
p.s. One more taint on the project: Dark Horse's English edition was edited by Scott Allie, who was finally fired this year for sexual abuse allegations dating back over a decade.
I have some problems with the end matter of the book. The timeline provided breezes by Swedish collaboration with the Nazis, to spend more time on the Swedish refugee program that brought Jewish survivors to Sweden at the end of the war. Each of the stories ends with that Swedish rescue effort. It makes this seem a little more like self-serving propaganda. As this article shows, Sweden is still not owning its full history even today:
https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/eu...
More egregious, the glossary of this book mentions four times that the Holocaust targeted Jews and Romanians. ROMANIANS? This is a copyediting error that gives a slap in the face to the Roma or Romani people, who were targeted with genocide by the Nazis in conjunction with the Jewish genocide. Highly unfortunate.
p.s. One more taint on the project: Dark Horse's English edition was edited by Scott Allie, who was finally fired this year for sexual abuse allegations dating back over a decade.
February 25, 2021
this book follows six people who survived the holocaust. their stories are heartbreaking and the art is amazing!!
however, felt that the storyline is a little bit choppy here & there, i found myself going to & fro to understand whats really going on. as someone who is not really knowledgeable about the events, it was still a great read & learning more about what happened. i just wished that i could appreciate this more.
however, felt that the storyline is a little bit choppy here & there, i found myself going to & fro to understand whats really going on. as someone who is not really knowledgeable about the events, it was still a great read & learning more about what happened. i just wished that i could appreciate this more.
December 11, 2021
Tobias, Livia, Selma, Susanna, Emerich, Elisabeth.
Erano bambini spensierati, come molti. Poi è arrivata la guerra e si è portata via le loro famiglie, i loro sogni, i loro giochi, la loro salute. E li ha costretti a vivere cose che nessuno dovrebbe mai vivere.
Con parole semplici e un tenero tratto, ognuno di loro ci racconta la sua storia, che ci catapulta nell’inferno dell’Europa della seconda guerra mondiale: i divieti, l'obbligo della stella gialla, i ghetti, i rastrellamenti, l'orrore dei campi di sterminio, il ritorno alla vita.
Einaudi Ragazzi ha pubblicato una straziante graphic novel che ricorda a tutti, ragazzi e adulti, quanto la vita può cambiare se l’anti-democrazia prende il potere.
In chiusura un utile glossario coi termini più ricorrenti riferiti alla guerra e all’Olocausto.
Tenero e straziante allo stesso tempo.
Erano bambini spensierati, come molti. Poi è arrivata la guerra e si è portata via le loro famiglie, i loro sogni, i loro giochi, la loro salute. E li ha costretti a vivere cose che nessuno dovrebbe mai vivere.
Con parole semplici e un tenero tratto, ognuno di loro ci racconta la sua storia, che ci catapulta nell’inferno dell’Europa della seconda guerra mondiale: i divieti, l'obbligo della stella gialla, i ghetti, i rastrellamenti, l'orrore dei campi di sterminio, il ritorno alla vita.
Einaudi Ragazzi ha pubblicato una straziante graphic novel che ricorda a tutti, ragazzi e adulti, quanto la vita può cambiare se l’anti-democrazia prende il potere.
In chiusura un utile glossario coi termini più ricorrenti riferiti alla guerra e all’Olocausto.
Tenero e straziante allo stesso tempo.
January 15, 2021
My 5 star rating is for the reverence I have for the topic, the superb art work and the quality of the book itself. The rating in no way implies that I enjoyed or had fun reading this book as I feel that those qualities are wholly inappropriate for this story.
We'll Soon Be Home Again by Jessica Bab Bonde is a graphic novel that recounts (first hand) the story of 6 survivors of the Holocaust. Each story begins with a quick description of what life was like for each of the survivors (generally around 6 years old at the time), German occupation and finally their liberation. Additionally each story includes a small addendum telling of their last known whereabouts. There is also a timeline at the end of the book to highlight moments mentioned in each of the stories.
The stories are told by the 6 survivors Tobias, Livia, Selma, Susanna, Eherich and Elisabeth. Their stories are filled will horror, misery, death and destruction, but their stories are also about hope and faith.
The story was written to convey the fear and desperation that was the order of the day. I often find myself under different circumstances uttering the words "i can only imagine" but these words also are wholly inappropriate as the truth is I could not imagine. The one truth evident in the 6 stories is that no one came away from that war unchanged and undamaged.
The author takes the time to tell the stories with the respect due them and with a quality of innocence that comes from pure and unfettered honesty.
The book is BOLD and hard hitting with stories that need to be told although there are those who prefer not to here it. Each story is heartbreaking and always horrific. I was particularly touched by the tone of the story tellers, their lack of emotion, so matter of fact as to make me feel I wasn't hearing anything that was past but very present. A reminder that the past is not always past.
The artwork is amazing in it's unremarkability. There is nothing special about, except that it conveys the story like artwork I have never seen before. If the story had no dialog the artwork would still tell an accurate account of the story. The pictures are dark and grim, unforgiving and deliver a blow that is meant to stun the reader, rightfully so. The scenes of malnutrition-ed prisons are particularly devastating and hard to grasp.
A final note that might escape readers if that each of the 6 stories begin in different countries, different social levels, different backgrounds, different economic levels and yet their suffering, loss and degradations are similar ... HATE only knows HATE, it plays no favorites.
This is a hands down recommendation and it should be on the shelf of any library for a variety of reasons, but this is not meant to be a feel good fairy tale. The stories told here are hard and not of a forgiving nature, but reading this will open the world and it's inhabitants to you that most often than not we choose to ignore.
My Warmest Wishes to Tobias, Livia, Selma, Susanna, Emerich, and Elisabeth and everyone who worked to make these stories known.
We'll Soon Be Home Again by Jessica Bab Bonde is a graphic novel that recounts (first hand) the story of 6 survivors of the Holocaust. Each story begins with a quick description of what life was like for each of the survivors (generally around 6 years old at the time), German occupation and finally their liberation. Additionally each story includes a small addendum telling of their last known whereabouts. There is also a timeline at the end of the book to highlight moments mentioned in each of the stories.
The stories are told by the 6 survivors Tobias, Livia, Selma, Susanna, Eherich and Elisabeth. Their stories are filled will horror, misery, death and destruction, but their stories are also about hope and faith.
The story was written to convey the fear and desperation that was the order of the day. I often find myself under different circumstances uttering the words "i can only imagine" but these words also are wholly inappropriate as the truth is I could not imagine. The one truth evident in the 6 stories is that no one came away from that war unchanged and undamaged.
The author takes the time to tell the stories with the respect due them and with a quality of innocence that comes from pure and unfettered honesty.
The book is BOLD and hard hitting with stories that need to be told although there are those who prefer not to here it. Each story is heartbreaking and always horrific. I was particularly touched by the tone of the story tellers, their lack of emotion, so matter of fact as to make me feel I wasn't hearing anything that was past but very present. A reminder that the past is not always past.
The artwork is amazing in it's unremarkability. There is nothing special about, except that it conveys the story like artwork I have never seen before. If the story had no dialog the artwork would still tell an accurate account of the story. The pictures are dark and grim, unforgiving and deliver a blow that is meant to stun the reader, rightfully so. The scenes of malnutrition-ed prisons are particularly devastating and hard to grasp.
A final note that might escape readers if that each of the 6 stories begin in different countries, different social levels, different backgrounds, different economic levels and yet their suffering, loss and degradations are similar ... HATE only knows HATE, it plays no favorites.
This is a hands down recommendation and it should be on the shelf of any library for a variety of reasons, but this is not meant to be a feel good fairy tale. The stories told here are hard and not of a forgiving nature, but reading this will open the world and it's inhabitants to you that most often than not we choose to ignore.
My Warmest Wishes to Tobias, Livia, Selma, Susanna, Emerich, and Elisabeth and everyone who worked to make these stories known.
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July 10, 2020I'm not sure why I picked this one up in the middle of a pretty bad depressive episode, but here we are.
This book follows six kids who survived the Holocaust. The art is phenomenal, their stories are heartbreaking. I know there are people still out there who deny the Holocaust ever happened and I still can't understand how they can think that way. Reading these stories cut me open as much as all the other accounts I have read in the past. We need these stories as to not repeat history. The world is in disarray again and I fear that we have not learned our lesson yet.
This book follows six kids who survived the Holocaust. The art is phenomenal, their stories are heartbreaking. I know there are people still out there who deny the Holocaust ever happened and I still can't understand how they can think that way. Reading these stories cut me open as much as all the other accounts I have read in the past. We need these stories as to not repeat history. The world is in disarray again and I fear that we have not learned our lesson yet.
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January 10, 2018Omöjligt att sätta ett betyg på människors livsöden. Viktig bok.
June 9, 2020
Important, soul crushing book.
February 16, 2021
I read this with my 11 - it was her first introduction to the Holocaust and I feel like it gave her just enough information without being overwhelming. It's a perfect starting point and led us to some great discussions.
November 30, 2021
Komiks o życiu kilku dzieci z żydowskich rodzin podczas drugiej wojny światowej. Choć historie mogą wydawać się momentami powtarzalne i tak była to dla mnie przejmująca lektura.
January 10, 2021
"Elisabeth Masur sagt, es gibt keine Worte, um die Dinge, die sie durchgemacht hat, zu beschreiben. Sie hat versucht, ein normales Leben zu führen, aber ihre Erfahrungen verfolgten sie überallhin. [...] Sie sagt, dass sie im Laufe ihres Lebens viele glückliche Momente erlebt hat, aber sie hat sich nie als ganzer Mensch gefühlt."
Mir fehlen fast die Worte, um dieses Buch zu beschreiben, aber ich werde mein Bestes geben.
In kurzen Kapiteln werden die Erlebnisse von sechs Holocaust Überlebenden in einfacher, für Kinder verständliche Sprache wiedergegeben. Am Ende eines jeden Kapitels wird ganz kurz darauf eingegangen, wie ihr weiteres Leben verlaufen ist. Die Zeitzeug:innen haben außerdem gemeinsam, dass sie nach dem Krieg nach Schweden ausgewandert sind. Alle waren sie in den Jahren des zweiten Weltkriegs Kinder und Jugendliche, alle waren in verschiedenen Konzentrationslagern. Einige auch in Auschwitz.
Das Buch richtet sich an Kinder und Jugendliche und hat sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, dass der Holocaust nicht vergessen werden soll. Außerdem geht Jessica Bob Bonde im Vorwort darauf ein, dass wir alle dafür verantwortlich sind, dass sich die Geschichte nicht wiederholt.
Ich würde das Buch für Kinder ab 10 Jahren empfehlen, wobei sie beim Lesen von ihren Eltern begleitet werden sollten, damit diese dann Antworten auf die vielen Fragen geben können, die wohl aufkommen werden. Zudem sind die Zeichnungen der hungernden Menschen in den Lagern für einige Kinder bestimmt auch schwer zu ertragen.
Mich persönlich haben die Schicksale von Tobias, Livia, Selma, Susanna, Emmerich und Elisabeth sehr mitgenommen. Auch wenn wir nur einen kurzen Einblick in ihr Leben bekommen haben und auch ihre Erlebnisse in den Konzentrationslagern kur verkürzt dargestellt sind, hat es das Buch - auch durch die Illustrationen - geschafft, dass das Leid, das die oben genannten Personen erfahren haben, eindrücklich wiedergegeben wurden.
Falls ich später mal selbst Kinder haben sollte, werde ich mit ihnen zusammen dieses Buch lesen.
*Dieses Buch wurde mir vom Cross Cult Verlag über Netgalley.de kostenlos für eine Rezension zur Verfügung gestellt. Dieser Umstand hat meine Meinung zum Buch aber nicht beeinflusst.*
Mir fehlen fast die Worte, um dieses Buch zu beschreiben, aber ich werde mein Bestes geben.
In kurzen Kapiteln werden die Erlebnisse von sechs Holocaust Überlebenden in einfacher, für Kinder verständliche Sprache wiedergegeben. Am Ende eines jeden Kapitels wird ganz kurz darauf eingegangen, wie ihr weiteres Leben verlaufen ist. Die Zeitzeug:innen haben außerdem gemeinsam, dass sie nach dem Krieg nach Schweden ausgewandert sind. Alle waren sie in den Jahren des zweiten Weltkriegs Kinder und Jugendliche, alle waren in verschiedenen Konzentrationslagern. Einige auch in Auschwitz.
Das Buch richtet sich an Kinder und Jugendliche und hat sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, dass der Holocaust nicht vergessen werden soll. Außerdem geht Jessica Bob Bonde im Vorwort darauf ein, dass wir alle dafür verantwortlich sind, dass sich die Geschichte nicht wiederholt.
Ich würde das Buch für Kinder ab 10 Jahren empfehlen, wobei sie beim Lesen von ihren Eltern begleitet werden sollten, damit diese dann Antworten auf die vielen Fragen geben können, die wohl aufkommen werden. Zudem sind die Zeichnungen der hungernden Menschen in den Lagern für einige Kinder bestimmt auch schwer zu ertragen.
Mich persönlich haben die Schicksale von Tobias, Livia, Selma, Susanna, Emmerich und Elisabeth sehr mitgenommen. Auch wenn wir nur einen kurzen Einblick in ihr Leben bekommen haben und auch ihre Erlebnisse in den Konzentrationslagern kur verkürzt dargestellt sind, hat es das Buch - auch durch die Illustrationen - geschafft, dass das Leid, das die oben genannten Personen erfahren haben, eindrücklich wiedergegeben wurden.
Falls ich später mal selbst Kinder haben sollte, werde ich mit ihnen zusammen dieses Buch lesen.
*Dieses Buch wurde mir vom Cross Cult Verlag über Netgalley.de kostenlos für eine Rezension zur Verfügung gestellt. Dieser Umstand hat meine Meinung zum Buch aber nicht beeinflusst.*
January 2, 2025
When you read this story it’s important to remember that these are real stories, but also that this particular book is written for young readers to help them understand and don’t forget the past. Therefor it’s simple and easy. It’s not meant to be complicated. It’s meant as an easy explanation for kids and teens. If you want to know more about this or find it “too simple” - then the book is not the problem. If you want more complicated books, but kinda similar (graphic) you should read Maus instead.
Now, for the actual book:
As I’ve already stated it’s easy, but it’s also devastating. The drawings are grotesque and clearly “inspired” by actual photos from the war and camps. This is a great book for explaining Holocaust in a serious, but also easy way. To make it serious, but not so serious that it will “scare” the youths from finding out more. Because that is a real problem we have to consider when teaching the kids about Holocaust. Yes it’s serious, but they are kids. They have to be eased into it for it to actually make sense and for it to actually stick to their memory. That’s what we want right? For them to remember it all. So it won’t happen again?
Graphic novels are great tools to teach kids and teens. This is no exception. I think this will be particular useful in 8-10th grade. In Norway we often go with the White Buses to Germany and Poland, I think this book can be used in that curriculum.
This book has 6 short stories from real people. Each unique. Each just as important as the other. It also comes with a dictionary at the end and a timeline for WWII, and a map with the towns mentioned and the camps. Some of the survivors from these stories still work to tell their story and help to keep the memory of Holocaust alive. But they’ll be gone soon. It’s our job to make sure the memory of Holocaust never dies.
PS.
I would like to say “and that it won’t happen again”. But it has happened again, it is happening right now. So what are you doing to make the government take action? Start sharing the information and start signing petitions. You don’t think it matters, but it does. It’s a start. Silence is dangerous.
Now, for the actual book:
As I’ve already stated it’s easy, but it’s also devastating. The drawings are grotesque and clearly “inspired” by actual photos from the war and camps. This is a great book for explaining Holocaust in a serious, but also easy way. To make it serious, but not so serious that it will “scare” the youths from finding out more. Because that is a real problem we have to consider when teaching the kids about Holocaust. Yes it’s serious, but they are kids. They have to be eased into it for it to actually make sense and for it to actually stick to their memory. That’s what we want right? For them to remember it all. So it won’t happen again?
Graphic novels are great tools to teach kids and teens. This is no exception. I think this will be particular useful in 8-10th grade. In Norway we often go with the White Buses to Germany and Poland, I think this book can be used in that curriculum.
This book has 6 short stories from real people. Each unique. Each just as important as the other. It also comes with a dictionary at the end and a timeline for WWII, and a map with the towns mentioned and the camps. Some of the survivors from these stories still work to tell their story and help to keep the memory of Holocaust alive. But they’ll be gone soon. It’s our job to make sure the memory of Holocaust never dies.
PS.
I would like to say “and that it won’t happen again”. But it has happened again, it is happening right now. So what are you doing to make the government take action? Start sharing the information and start signing petitions. You don’t think it matters, but it does. It’s a start. Silence is dangerous.
April 8, 2018
Tobias, Livia, Selma, Susanna, Emerich och Elisabeth berättar om vad som hände dem och deras familjer under andra världskriget. De berättar om rädslan, osäkerheten och skräcken, om ofattbara fasor och misär, om misshandel, tortyr, svält och död. Dessa barn och ungdomar överlevde mot alla odds, kom till Sverige och fick en andra chans.
En lättillgänglig faktabok för 9-12 år, i serieform. Det är fasansfulla, men sanningsenliga, scener, och jag tror absolut att den tänkta målgruppen klarar av att ta till sig dessa berättelser. Jag hoppas ändå att föräldrar eller andra vuxna läser tillsammans med barnen, så att man kan diskutera och prata kring vad som hände med judar, romer och andra oliktänkande och "obekväma" människor. Boken är perfekt som diskussionsunderlag om man vill prata med sina barn (eller kanske elever?) om vad som hände under Hitlers välde. Jag hoppas att de lär sig att alla är lika mycket värda, oavsett ursprung, religion och annat. Vi har alla ett gemensamt ansvar att se till att det som hände under andra världskriget ALDRIG händer igen. Definitivt en av årets viktigaste böcker!
En lättillgänglig faktabok för 9-12 år, i serieform. Det är fasansfulla, men sanningsenliga, scener, och jag tror absolut att den tänkta målgruppen klarar av att ta till sig dessa berättelser. Jag hoppas ändå att föräldrar eller andra vuxna läser tillsammans med barnen, så att man kan diskutera och prata kring vad som hände med judar, romer och andra oliktänkande och "obekväma" människor. Boken är perfekt som diskussionsunderlag om man vill prata med sina barn (eller kanske elever?) om vad som hände under Hitlers välde. Jag hoppas att de lär sig att alla är lika mycket värda, oavsett ursprung, religion och annat. Vi har alla ett gemensamt ansvar att se till att det som hände under andra världskriget ALDRIG händer igen. Definitivt en av årets viktigaste böcker!
June 20, 2020
Very sobering story of six survivors of the holocaust, who eventually settled in Sweden, which is where the interviews took place. All were children, some as young as six, when they first went to the camps. None of them came away unscathed, and one began telling her story when she heard that there was someone saying the concentration camps never happened.
Yes, young children can read this, and probably should. the pictures are grim. The story is stark, but it needs to be told.
Yes, young children can read this, and probably should. the pictures are grim. The story is stark, but it needs to be told.
November 8, 2020
Kurzmeinung:
In Bald sind wir wieder zu Hause erzählen die Autor*innen die wahren Geschichten von sechs Überlebenden des Holocausts, die als Kinder die Konzentrations- und Vernichtungslager erlebt und überlebt haben. Ein Mahnmal gegen das Vergessen.
Meine Meinung:
Das dieser Comic keine leichte Lektüre wird, dass war klar. Das Thema –Kinder, die zur Zeit des zweiten Weltriegs die Konzentrations- und Vernichtungslager erlebten– ist unglaublich erschütternd, schockierend und bewegend. Die Texte, die wahren Schicksale dieser Kinder, haben mich sehr berührt. Die visuelle Umsetzung ist sehr gelungen, geht aber auch wirklich unter die Haut, wenn zum Beispiel die ausgemergelten Körper der Gefangenen oder die Leichenberge in Auschwitz dargestellt werden.
Dieser Comic lässt uns teilhaben an den Erlebnissen von sechs Kindern, die zur Zeit des Nazi-Regimes die Verfolgung und Vernichtung der Juden miterleben mussten. Sie schildern den von ihnen erlebten Wechsel der Stimmung im Land, wie man ihnen auf der Straße, in der Schule begegnet. Sie beschreiben die Vertreibung aus ihren Häusern, der Heimat, der gewohnten Umgebung. Sie lassen uns teilhaben an dem menschenunwürdigen Leben in den Ghettos, und schließlich an den grausamen Bedingungen, der Erniedrigung und Folter in den Konzentrations- und Vernichtungslagern. Diese Kinder verlieren ihr Zuhause, ihre Familien, ihre Unschuld und ihre Würde.
Mit ihren Geschichten als Umsetzung in diesem Comic setzen sie und die Autor*innen ein Mahnmal wider das Vergessen. Es ist eine schmerzvolle Erinnerung an die Geschichte dieses Landes und das wir als Gesellschaft die Pflicht haben, es nie wieder so weit kommen zu lassen.
Gut gefallen hat mir auch, dass am Ende der sehr bewegenden und erschütternden Kapitel immer noch ein kurzer Text darüber stand, was aus den Kindern geworden ist. Was sie nach der Befreiung der Lager erlebt haben und was sie heute machen. Viele haben eine Familie, Kinder und engagieren sich gegen das Vergessen. Das hat mir Hoffnung gemacht und ist ein Lichtblick in den sonst sehr düsteren Geschichten.
Fazit:
Bald sind wir wieder zu Hause ist ein bewegender, wichtiger und sehr lesenswerter Comic über die wahren Erlebnisse von sechs Menschen, die als Kinder den Nazi-Terror und die Konzentrations- und Vernichtungslager erlerbt und überlebt haben. Sowohl die Texte als auch die Bilder geben erschütternde Einblicke in die Leiden, die diese Kinder erleben mussten.
In Bald sind wir wieder zu Hause erzählen die Autor*innen die wahren Geschichten von sechs Überlebenden des Holocausts, die als Kinder die Konzentrations- und Vernichtungslager erlebt und überlebt haben. Ein Mahnmal gegen das Vergessen.
Meine Meinung:
Das dieser Comic keine leichte Lektüre wird, dass war klar. Das Thema –Kinder, die zur Zeit des zweiten Weltriegs die Konzentrations- und Vernichtungslager erlebten– ist unglaublich erschütternd, schockierend und bewegend. Die Texte, die wahren Schicksale dieser Kinder, haben mich sehr berührt. Die visuelle Umsetzung ist sehr gelungen, geht aber auch wirklich unter die Haut, wenn zum Beispiel die ausgemergelten Körper der Gefangenen oder die Leichenberge in Auschwitz dargestellt werden.
Dieser Comic lässt uns teilhaben an den Erlebnissen von sechs Kindern, die zur Zeit des Nazi-Regimes die Verfolgung und Vernichtung der Juden miterleben mussten. Sie schildern den von ihnen erlebten Wechsel der Stimmung im Land, wie man ihnen auf der Straße, in der Schule begegnet. Sie beschreiben die Vertreibung aus ihren Häusern, der Heimat, der gewohnten Umgebung. Sie lassen uns teilhaben an dem menschenunwürdigen Leben in den Ghettos, und schließlich an den grausamen Bedingungen, der Erniedrigung und Folter in den Konzentrations- und Vernichtungslagern. Diese Kinder verlieren ihr Zuhause, ihre Familien, ihre Unschuld und ihre Würde.
Mit ihren Geschichten als Umsetzung in diesem Comic setzen sie und die Autor*innen ein Mahnmal wider das Vergessen. Es ist eine schmerzvolle Erinnerung an die Geschichte dieses Landes und das wir als Gesellschaft die Pflicht haben, es nie wieder so weit kommen zu lassen.
Gut gefallen hat mir auch, dass am Ende der sehr bewegenden und erschütternden Kapitel immer noch ein kurzer Text darüber stand, was aus den Kindern geworden ist. Was sie nach der Befreiung der Lager erlebt haben und was sie heute machen. Viele haben eine Familie, Kinder und engagieren sich gegen das Vergessen. Das hat mir Hoffnung gemacht und ist ein Lichtblick in den sonst sehr düsteren Geschichten.
Fazit:
Bald sind wir wieder zu Hause ist ein bewegender, wichtiger und sehr lesenswerter Comic über die wahren Erlebnisse von sechs Menschen, die als Kinder den Nazi-Terror und die Konzentrations- und Vernichtungslager erlerbt und überlebt haben. Sowohl die Texte als auch die Bilder geben erschütternde Einblicke in die Leiden, die diese Kinder erleben mussten.
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May 26, 2022this is such an important and heartbreaking book that everyone needs to read. but be aware, it depicts holocaust in a real and dramatic way.
June 14, 2022
So powerful.
So painful to read.
So sad to think there are seriously those who deny the Holocaust and continue to perpetuate hate against the Jewish people.
So painful to read.
So sad to think there are seriously those who deny the Holocaust and continue to perpetuate hate against the Jewish people.
August 26, 2020
A really interesting take on memories from survivors of the Holocaust. Every short story was heartbreaking, but stories like this bring awareness to awful, painful events that have happened in our past. I did enjoy that in the back of the book there was a timeline of events for WWII.
July 14, 2020
Ein Buch, sechs verschiedene Geschichten.
Tobias, Livia, Selma, Susanna, Emerich und Elizabeth, damals Kinder nun Zeitzeugen berichten über die Zeit des zweiten Weltkrieges und wie es schleichend ihr komplettes Leben beeinflusst hat.
Viele von uns kennen Geschichten, Erzählungen und Dokumentationen über den Holocaust im zweiten Weltkrieg, nur habe ich selten ein Buch für junge Menschen und Jugendliche gelesen, die es so gut beanschaulicht wie dieses Graphic Novel. Die Texte und Bilder sind einfach, aber prägend dargestellt. Ohne Beschönigung oder schmückende Prosa, erzählt jede Person ihre Geschichte, was mich sehr berührt und bewegt hat. Ein zeitloses Buch bei dem ich mir gut vorstellen kann, dass es für mehr Achtsamkeit und auch eine bewusstere Wahrnehmung sorgen kann.
Als Jugendliche hätte ich es mir ergänzend zum Geschichtsunterricht gewünscht.
Definitiv ein must-read
Tobias, Livia, Selma, Susanna, Emerich und Elizabeth, damals Kinder nun Zeitzeugen berichten über die Zeit des zweiten Weltkrieges und wie es schleichend ihr komplettes Leben beeinflusst hat.
Viele von uns kennen Geschichten, Erzählungen und Dokumentationen über den Holocaust im zweiten Weltkrieg, nur habe ich selten ein Buch für junge Menschen und Jugendliche gelesen, die es so gut beanschaulicht wie dieses Graphic Novel. Die Texte und Bilder sind einfach, aber prägend dargestellt. Ohne Beschönigung oder schmückende Prosa, erzählt jede Person ihre Geschichte, was mich sehr berührt und bewegt hat. Ein zeitloses Buch bei dem ich mir gut vorstellen kann, dass es für mehr Achtsamkeit und auch eine bewusstere Wahrnehmung sorgen kann.
Als Jugendliche hätte ich es mir ergänzend zum Geschichtsunterricht gewünscht.
Definitiv ein must-read
March 7, 2021
"We were transformed into something else. Something far from human. Something easier to murder." (pg.19)
It never gets easier to read accounts from the Holocaust. We'll Soon Be Home Again is a collection of real-life experiences from young people who endured the horrors of the Shoah. Each account is unique, yet shares the signposts of terror: ghettos, families torn apart, grotesque conditions in the camps, endless cruelty, and the yawning unknown after liberation. Lately, I've been interested in that specific displacement. It's fascinating to me how people spent months, years in death prisons, witnessing daily atrocities, then one day walked out. What happened next? Some went in search of a life that was no longer there; some jumped from DP camp to DP camp trying to find relatives. Others moved to new countries and simply started over. Some eventually told their story, like the six here.
The graphic novel format makes a unimaginable period of history visual for young adult readers. Due to the often disturbing imagery, this isn't a kids book (not to say kids don't see worse these days). The illustrations allow the stories breathing room; the narratives are revealing and honest with small gaps here and there, the way it feels when someone tells you their personal history. It's very effective.
It never gets easier to read accounts from the Holocaust. We'll Soon Be Home Again is a collection of real-life experiences from young people who endured the horrors of the Shoah. Each account is unique, yet shares the signposts of terror: ghettos, families torn apart, grotesque conditions in the camps, endless cruelty, and the yawning unknown after liberation. Lately, I've been interested in that specific displacement. It's fascinating to me how people spent months, years in death prisons, witnessing daily atrocities, then one day walked out. What happened next? Some went in search of a life that was no longer there; some jumped from DP camp to DP camp trying to find relatives. Others moved to new countries and simply started over. Some eventually told their story, like the six here.
The graphic novel format makes a unimaginable period of history visual for young adult readers. Due to the often disturbing imagery, this isn't a kids book (not to say kids don't see worse these days). The illustrations allow the stories breathing room; the narratives are revealing and honest with small gaps here and there, the way it feels when someone tells you their personal history. It's very effective.
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November 13, 2018Känns så konstigt att betygsätta något som är en skildring av saker som verkliga personer faktiskt upplevt. Så tänker inte göra det heller. Men! Mycket mycket stark och viktig bok, plus SÅ snygga illustrationer, de gör texten ännu starkare och allting ännu mer påtagligt. Så sjukt att det här har hänt, kan liksom inte greppa det ens. Tycker alla borde läsa den här!
July 6, 2020
These six stories tore me apart. An extremely important read.
May 31, 2021
(4,4 of 5 for witnessing the holocaust better than Maus)
At first: I like art. Bergting openly confesses the inspiration in Mignola and it shows. And it's a good thing too - it fits the theme and mood very nicely (even if depicting things far from nice). It underlines the gloominess and desperate unavoidability of the events all our characters must suffer through.
The story is good. It is kind of weird reading - the book contains stories of six children and their stories are different but similar. Similar in the saddest way. And through their stories, we also watch the sad fate of the many. The stories are kept short and just to the important moments, very much resembling main characters' memories than biographies. And that works best. The book is concentrated memory of first-hand witnesses of the cruelty and inhumanity, the atrocity of the Nazi regime (and other like-minded countries). It does not dilute it by honing the story to best effect on the reader or making it anthropomorphic and kind of separate and dehumanise the whole thing from real-world as Maus do. This is raw, without emotional appeals. You need to reflect on it and find the emotions in yourself rather than got guided to them by the storyteller.
There is also a seamy side to this book. It focuses only on Jewish people, completely leaving out all other people unfit to exist in eyes of the Nazi regime. And their numbers are way far from small. but that I can understand - it's written from viewpoint of Jewish people. But many people's lives went out for "far less" than being Jewish, Hitler's fabled bogeyman.
The second thing is on the one side repeatedly mentioned Hungary as a "historical antisemitic country" approving the Holocaust as one man, but on other hand glorifying Sweden as the saviour of the Holocaust survivors. Sweden claimed neutrality in WW2, same as Switzerland (which still greatly profited from events and means of the Nazi regime over Europe), but more stood aside and gave Hitler's forces free hand. I can mock Slovakia for picking Hitler's side, but in those dire times not picking a side was kind of worse. Silent approving of Nazi regime, waiting how it will turn out and harvest the result. This is the shame Sweden should regret and repent for. But denial, censoring and positive propaganda seem like the way they picked. And it's shameful that Jessica Bab Bonde got part in that.
There is a handful of other small discrepancies, but I will not dissect them, because the book is not that bad. Besides those stains on the historical viewpoint I mentioned, it captures the horror of forced hate on unaware people. In my country, Czech Republic, the Nazi regime persecuted, relocated and in many cases killed in camps many of the Jewish population. It also managed to completely wipe off the original well-adjusted Roma people population. And it didn't stop there. This book gives the chance to witness the slow rise of the inevitable and the cold cruelty of the process by the eyes of affected children in a very authentic way, and that's great.
At first: I like art. Bergting openly confesses the inspiration in Mignola and it shows. And it's a good thing too - it fits the theme and mood very nicely (even if depicting things far from nice). It underlines the gloominess and desperate unavoidability of the events all our characters must suffer through.
The story is good. It is kind of weird reading - the book contains stories of six children and their stories are different but similar. Similar in the saddest way. And through their stories, we also watch the sad fate of the many. The stories are kept short and just to the important moments, very much resembling main characters' memories than biographies. And that works best. The book is concentrated memory of first-hand witnesses of the cruelty and inhumanity, the atrocity of the Nazi regime (and other like-minded countries). It does not dilute it by honing the story to best effect on the reader or making it anthropomorphic and kind of separate and dehumanise the whole thing from real-world as Maus do. This is raw, without emotional appeals. You need to reflect on it and find the emotions in yourself rather than got guided to them by the storyteller.
There is also a seamy side to this book. It focuses only on Jewish people, completely leaving out all other people unfit to exist in eyes of the Nazi regime. And their numbers are way far from small. but that I can understand - it's written from viewpoint of Jewish people. But many people's lives went out for "far less" than being Jewish, Hitler's fabled bogeyman.
The second thing is on the one side repeatedly mentioned Hungary as a "historical antisemitic country" approving the Holocaust as one man, but on other hand glorifying Sweden as the saviour of the Holocaust survivors. Sweden claimed neutrality in WW2, same as Switzerland (which still greatly profited from events and means of the Nazi regime over Europe), but more stood aside and gave Hitler's forces free hand. I can mock Slovakia for picking Hitler's side, but in those dire times not picking a side was kind of worse. Silent approving of Nazi regime, waiting how it will turn out and harvest the result. This is the shame Sweden should regret and repent for. But denial, censoring and positive propaganda seem like the way they picked. And it's shameful that Jessica Bab Bonde got part in that.
There is a handful of other small discrepancies, but I will not dissect them, because the book is not that bad. Besides those stains on the historical viewpoint I mentioned, it captures the horror of forced hate on unaware people. In my country, Czech Republic, the Nazi regime persecuted, relocated and in many cases killed in camps many of the Jewish population. It also managed to completely wipe off the original well-adjusted Roma people population. And it didn't stop there. This book gives the chance to witness the slow rise of the inevitable and the cold cruelty of the process by the eyes of affected children in a very authentic way, and that's great.
September 24, 2020
Dieser Comic wurde von Peter Bergting gezeichnet und von Monja Reichert übersetzt. Er basiert auf Interviews mit sechs Überlebenden des Holocaust. Tobias, Livia, Selma, Susanna, Emerich und Elisabeth erzählen ihre Geschichten. Ihre Erzählungen über das Aufwachsen könnten unterschiedlicher nicht sein, aber eines haben sie alle gemeinsam: sie sind Juden und wurden während des zweiten Weltkrieges in Konzentrations- oder Vernichtungslager deportiert. Und sie haben überlebt. Der Comic tut weh. Die Zeichnungen sind simpel, aber dennoch aussagekräftig und zeigen den Horror und die Entmenschlichung, die den Menschen angetan wurde. Ich finde keine Worte für dieses Entsetzen, ich glaube dieser Teil der Geschichte ist einfach für alle unvorstellbar. Umso wichtiger ist es, dass wir weiterhin zuhören, aufklären und lernen, damit sich die Geschichte niemals wiederholen wird. „Ein beeindruckendes Plädoyer gegen das Vergessen“.
November 10, 2020
Bald sind wir wieder zu Hause – dieser Titel ist Sehnsucht und Panik zugleich. Holocaustüberlebende erzählen ihre sehr persönlichen Geschichten von der Flucht vor den Nationalsozialisten und ihrem Überleben. Gemeinsam ist, dass sie zunächst das Leben vor dem Krieg zeigen. Eine glückliche Kindheit, Feste, Freundschaften, Familie. Der Kontrast zu dem, was auf die verschiedenen Kinder zukommt, ist dabei enorm und erschütternd. Die grausame Realität im Nacken wird die Graphic Novel zu einer zugänglichen Darstellung dessen, was das dritte Reich für viele bedeutet hat und ist darum gerade für Kinder und Jugendliche geeignet, aber nicht nur.
December 16, 2022
This is a relatively short graphic novel that has 6 different survival stories. They are heartbreakingly simple. It is a lot to digest all at once. The pictures are simply wonderfully drawn. There were a few that just captured the feeling so well. The nazi officer with half a skeleton face and the poor Jewish prisoners who looked like walking corpses will definitely be burned into my brain forever. I recommended this to the language arts teachers as a good candidate for a jigsaw activity.
Content notes: drawings with dead bodies in various positions and stacks, no naughty bits are shown on the naked people and no bad language aside from some aspersions against the Jewish
My grandmother was lucky. She got to die when all of us were still together.
Content notes: drawings with dead bodies in various positions and stacks, no naughty bits are shown on the naked people and no bad language aside from some aspersions against the Jewish
April 19, 2023
The stories in this anthology were difficult to read, but so important to remember.
The creators did a great job at making the art understandable without making it unpalatable. Also, the stories truly feel like sitting down and listening to a person's story. I appreciated that each story ended with what each survivor did in their life afterward.
The survivors whose stories are told are Tobias Rawet, Livia Fränkel, Selma Bengtsson, Susanna Christensen, Emerich Roth, and Elisabeth Masur. Emerich and Elizabeth are brother and sister, and it was interesting to see how their stories were similar and different.
The creators did a great job at making the art understandable without making it unpalatable. Also, the stories truly feel like sitting down and listening to a person's story. I appreciated that each story ended with what each survivor did in their life afterward.
The survivors whose stories are told are Tobias Rawet, Livia Fränkel, Selma Bengtsson, Susanna Christensen, Emerich Roth, and Elisabeth Masur. Emerich and Elizabeth are brother and sister, and it was interesting to see how their stories were similar and different.
December 2, 2025
I keep finding new graphic novels that I haven’t read yet.
This book tells the stories of 6 children that survived world war 2. Excellent resource for library material for middle school/high schoolers. I loved the honest approach. This book accurately portrayed the terrible things they endured without it being unnecessary traumatizing with the illustrations.
A generation without historical education will be defenseless in preventing history repeating itself.
This book tells the stories of 6 children that survived world war 2. Excellent resource for library material for middle school/high schoolers. I loved the honest approach. This book accurately portrayed the terrible things they endured without it being unnecessary traumatizing with the illustrations.
A generation without historical education will be defenseless in preventing history repeating itself.
October 30, 2018
Så satans stark bok. Den gör ont att läsa inte bara för att den beskriver ett fasansfullt skede i vår historia, utan också för att den behövs mer än någonsin. När hat och människoförakt bli än mer uttalat behöver vi påminnas av vad som händer om vi inte tyglar och gör motstånd mot de människor som tycker att det är okej med antisemitism och som inte skulle lägga två fingrar emellan eller till och med främja om samma mekanismer som skapade Förintelsen skulle mala än snabbare.
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