The House Across The Street
Adam Policzer
About The House Across The Street
Winner of the 2026 Canadian Jewish Literary Awards “Books for Children and Youth” Category
In 1944, Germany invaded Hungary. Adam, a young Jewish-Hungarian boy was taken across the street to his neighbours who agreed to hide him from the Nazis. After being denounced and discovered, he embarked on an incredible journey of survival. Written and illustrated by Adam Policzer, The House Across The Street is a gripping survivor’s memoir told in the comics form.
What People are Saying…
“How fortunate we are to have Adam's voice added to the testimony of Holocaust experience.”
— Anna Veprinska, author of Empathy in Contemporary Poetry after Crisis
“A memorial and a work of love.”
— The Canadian Jewish Literary Awards
“A precious gift”
— Maureen Hiebert, Ph.D
I Draw Them The Best I Can
The documentary I Draw Them the Best I Can not only tells Adam Policzer’s story of surviving the Holocaust, but also shows how his experiences have rippled through his family for generations, and how the process of making art—particularly comics—has allowed Adam to reimagine, grapple with, and process the events of his childhood.