ONCE WE WERE HOME: author Jennifer Rosner discusses her new novel with Meryl Ain

10/04/2023 43 min Temporada 2 Episodio 31

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Episode Synopsis

Meryl chats with Jennifer Rosner about her new novel, Once We Were Home (March 14,
2023).
Note: Here is the link to the event Meryl talks about at the beginning of the episode, One Book, One Hadassah: Live with Pam Jenoff, author of Code Name Sapphire. Free on Zoom, open to everyone. Register at: https://events.hadassah.org/codenamesapphire
In this episode, Jennifer Rosner and Meryl Ain discuss the response of the Jewish community to child survivors
hidden during the Holocaust and how these young people were impacted by those adult
decisions after WW II. They also talk about the author’s first novel, When
the Yellowbird Sings, and the poignant question of what is a family?  
Jennifer is the author of the novels, Once We Were Home, and The Yellow
Bird Sings, a National Jewish Book Award finalist in Debut Fiction and Book
Club and a Massachusetts Book Award Honor Book. Her other books include the
memoir, If a Tree Falls: A Family’s Quest to Hear and be Heard, and
the picture book, The Mitten String, A Sydney Taylor Book
Award Notable. Jennifer's short writings have appeared in The
New York Times, The Times of Israel, The Forward, and elsewhere. 
In addition to writing, Jennifer has taught philosophy. She holds a Ph.D. from
Stanford University and a B.A. from Columbia. She lives in western MA with her
family.    
Author’s website: jennifer-rosner.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100062410157920
Instagram: @jennifer.amy.rosner
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