We Spoke Out: Comic Books and the Holocaust

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Long before the Holocaust was taught in schools or presented in films such as Schindler’s List, the youth of America was learning about the Nazi genocide from Batman, the X-Men, Captain America, and Sgt. Rock.

In this talk, to be held on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 7pm,  comics legend Neal Adams, Holocaust scholar Rafael Medoff, and comics historian Craig Yoe bring together a remarkable collection of comic book stories that introduced an entire generation to an engaging and important subject. We Spoke Out is an extraordinary journey into a compelling topic.

To commemorate Yom Hashoah as well as the upcoming Memorial Day, this program pays homage to the Jewish American heroes who fought with the US Army to defeat Nazism in WWII. AJHS is home to many collections detailing their life stories, such as the National Jewish Welfare Board, the Jewish War Veterans of the United States, the Louis H. Tankin World War II memoirs, the Milton Weillpapers, and many more.

Hey everyone! This is going to be an amazing event, and an extremely timely one as the West moves ever closer to fascism, and comics creators quietly distance these characters from the context of their creation. If you live in NYC, be there. And let me know if you plan on going!