Who Gets In by Norman Ravvin
CBC Books | | Posted: May 8, 2023 7:40 PM | Last Updated: May 8, 2023
A Jewish immigration story in the 1930s.
In this family memoir, Norman Ravvin tells the story of his Jewish grandfather's experience fleeing Nazism and immigrating to Canada from Poland in the 1930s. Who Gets In looks at xenophobic, anti-Semitic government policies and the true legacy of nation-building in Canada.
When you can read it: May 13, 2023
Norman Ravvin is the author of The Girl Who Stole Everything, Hidden Canada: An Intimate Travelogue and A House of Words: Jewish Writing, Identity, and Memory. Born in Calgary, he now lives in Montreal.