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Yossel April 19, 1943 #[nn]
In the heart of the Warsaw Ghetto, a young boy named Yossel finds a fragile kind of power in his drawings—entertaining Nazi soldiers, earning him a reprieve while his family is taken away. Written and illustrated by Joe Kubert, this poignant story follows Yossel’s quiet defiance as he uses his art to sustain hope and plan resistance, even in the darkest corners of the sewer. The cover, also by Joe Kubert, captures the haunting weight of his final moments.
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Yossel's family is forced into the Warsaw Ghetto, where his drawing entertains Nazi soldiers who spare him when his family is sent to the concentration camp. Yossel uses his visits to their barracks to plant a bomb. The Rebbe escapes from the concentration camp and details its horrors, convincing Jews in the Ghetto to fight. After a month Yossel's small group is trapped in a sewer; he keeps up spirits with his sketches until the final attack. The Jews empty their weapons at the Nazis before being wiped out. An officer puzzles over one of Yossel's sketches before tossing it into the sewer.
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