Gold Coast Book Fair: Journeys of Courage: Jewish Lives from Europe’s Persecution to America’s Promise

Name: Gold Coast Book Fair: Journeys of Courage: Jewish Lives from Europe’s Persecution to America’s Promise
Start: 2026-05-16
End: 2026-05-16

Ujifusa and Bennett explore Jewish journeys of persecution, resilience, and survival — from efforts to aid Russia’s Jews before World War I to the story of a Berlin man who, despite having an Aryan mother and a Jewish father, chose to embrace a Jewish identity the very week the Nuremberg Laws were enacted. Together, their work traces paths from Nazi persecution to the pursuit of the American dream.

Panelists:
Georgette Bennett
Steven Brooks Ujifusa

Moderator:
Harriet Gerard Clark