Porodična fotografija

Abstract

Grafička novela "Porodična fotografija" je dramatizovana priča bazirana na fragmentima iz života porodice Demajo, i drugih stvarnih istorijskih likova. U ovoj noveli ćemo upoznati Demajove: Samuila i Ženi, njihovu decu Solomona, Isaka i Rejnu, i baku Jelenu Demajo. Takođe, u priči se pojavljuje čitav niz drugih likova: od tetke Vojke, njene ćerke Vesne i majke Bukice, bračnog para Bogoljuba i Lenke Lunginović, članova prvog srpskog džez sastava "Miki džez" Roberta, Joška i Monija, preko Hilde Dajč, sve do jevrejskih izbeglica iz Austrije koji su se bežeći od nacista zatekli u Beogradu. Kroz 13 ilustrovanih scena saznaćemo kako je porodica Demajo prošla put od posete Beogradskom sajmu pre rata, kojom prilikom je tetka Vojka napravila istorijsku porodičnu fotografiju, do trenutka kada se ponovo nalaze na istom mestu, ovog puta kao zatočenici Jevrejskog logora na Sajmištu. Takođe, saznaćemo više o njihovom životu, jevrejskoj kulturi i tradiciji, i uopšte o Beogradu i Srbiji pre Drugog svetskog rata. Grafička novela "Porodična fotografija" je sačinjena sa namerom da ostavi prostor za istraživački i kreativni rad učenika i nastavnika, u cilju boljeg razumevanja Holokausta, naše istorije i predratnog života u Srbiji.

The graphic novel "The Family Photo" is a dramatized story based on the available documentation about the life of the Demajo family, and other historical characters. In this novel, we meet the parents Samuilo and Zeni Demajo, their children Solomon, Isak and Rejna, as well as the grandmother Jelena Demajo. Besides them, several other people are taking part in the story, such as the aunt Vojka, her daughter Vesna and Vojka’s mother Bukica Demajo; a Serbian man Bogoljub Lunginovic who is a resistance fighter and a communist, and his Jewish wife Lenka Lunginovic, whose baby daughter was saved by another Serbian family that was later recognized as a Righteous Among the Nations; the Jewish students Robert, Josko and Moni, all members of the first Serbian jazz ensemble "Micky Jazz"; a famous Jewish activist Hilda Dajc who volunteered to work in the Sajmiste camp’s hospital; the Jewish refugees from Austria which escaped the Nazis and found themselves in Belgrade during that period, and others. The fact that all these significant and interesting historical characters appear in various scenes opens possibilities for additional research tasks for students. Following the Demajo family through 11 illustrated scenes from the day aunt Vojka took the family photo at the Belgrade Fair, to the day the family found themselves at the same site again as inmates of the Nazi camp, we will learn more about their life, Jewish culture and traditions, and the pre-war Belgrade in general. Using the illustrations, historical photographs, maps, documentation and historical newspapers, teachers and students will be able to further investigate the pre-war Belgrade and the events that led to the murder of almost entire Jewish population of Belgrade during the Holocaust.