"Every Stitch was Remembered" is a graphic novel by Patryk Tryndoch (Poland), Sofia Railean (Moldova), Maria Sischina (Moldova), Oliwier Kuks (Poland), Blazek Kuczma (Poland), Iulia Grozdeva (Moldova), Patrycja Bukowska (Poland), Emilia Głazowska (Poland), and Jakub Świderek (Poland).
Based on Centropa's interview with Polina Leibovich, this graphic novel focuses on the element of stitches - a visual element the group itself consideres the heart of the story: all things in life are connected, as are our lives with history. In the words of the group Polina "became a quiet guardian of history, culture, and human dignity".
Polina Leibovich, born Cipora Sohis in 1924 in Kishinev, Bessarabia (Moldova), grew up in a well-to-do Jewish family that valued tradition and education. Her comfortable childhood was shattered by the rise of fascism and the outbreak of World War II. Anti-Jewish persecution led to the loss of her family’s property, ghettoization, and the murder of her father. She narrowly survived deportation and violence with the help of compassionate strangers. After the war, she returned to Kishinev and pursued her education. She married Boris Leibovich, raised their son Yasha, and built a fulfilling career as a French and Moldovan teacher. Throughout her life, she maintained strong family ties, endured personal losses, later reunited with her brother in Israel, and remained deeply committed to her students and community.