Mar 14, 2024
During the Holocaust, desperate Jewish parents placed their
children with Christian families and in convents in the hope that
the children would survive the war. After the war, Jewish
organizations went to reclaim these children to be raised in the
Jewish community. But how did the children deal with yet...
Feb 19, 2024
We
start in a familiar place, in contemporary Chicago, where Jennifer,
a museum curator, is asked to go to Belarus to create a living
installation of Jewish life there before the Holocaust. She invites
a distant cousin to participate, and she brings with her an old
Yiddish literary magazine to use as a prop in the...
Dec 7, 2022
After her beloved father's death, Lena is stunned to learn
that he was not her biological father. She had never felt as close
to Regina, her Russian-born mother. But as Regina's story unfolds
from her early life in Moscow to her early adulthood in
Birobidzhan, the Jewish Autonomous Region, their relationship
begins to...
Oct 17, 2022
In this historical novel
based on both their families’ histories, I speak with author's
Shaunna Edwards and Alyson Richman. In the novel, we follow two
couples. Jacob and Lilly are a Jewish couple living in New York
while Stella and William are both slaves in New Orleans. Both men
are fighting for the Union and they...
Jul 14, 2022
Sarah can't help being a
match-maker; she sees a mystical light between people who are meant
for each other. But can she stand up to the local male matchmakers
who are angry at her for taking their business? And what is her
granddaughter Abby to make of her journals? Join me for my talk
with author Lynda Loigman about...