Miriam Katin – About the author
Early Life: Miriam was born in Hungary in
1942 where she lived with her mother and father. Being brought up in the Jewish
religion during World War II (WWII) brought challenging times to her family.
Miriam and her mother created a conspiracy in which they faked their own deaths
to leave the country. Later, she immigrated to Israel in 1956 where she was
accepted into the Israel Defense Forces and apprenticed as a graphic artist in
Tei Aviv studios. In Ein Gedi Animation studio, she was employed as a
background designer for Jumbo Pictures, Disney Studios, Nickelodeon, and MTV
Animation in New York from 1999-2001.
Later Life:
Around the year 2000, Miriam started
creating her own comics. She currently lives with her husband Geoff in Washington Heights, NY. She has a son and
a daughter. To date she has published 18 comics, and 2 books including: We Are
On Our Own (2006), and most recently: Letting it Go (2013). There is rumors of
an upcoming book to be released about her father’s experience during the WWII.
More can be found on Miriam from her website: http://www.miriamkatin.com
More can be found on Miriam from her website: http://www.miriamkatin.com
Hey Lex,
ReplyDeleteI had no idea that Miriam joined the army!
I wonder if her experiences in the services there influenced her writing or inspired her memoirs in anyway, knowing that her memoirs are memories of how she got through the war as child. Also, if her experiences as a child influenced her decision in joining the armed forces. Seeing that you probably have a better understanding of Miriam, have you come across anything about her that could answer these questions?
Thanks!
I came across this blog written about the authors father, who was a bomber in the war. It talks about the memories of his father, that the son only found out about when his father began developing dementia. So he is currently trying to create memoirs of whats left of his fathers memory - kind of like Miriam did with her mom. Its a cool story! Hope you like it!
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/love-and-gratitude/201706/memoirs-learning-too-late-about-our-dad-s-military-life
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