Author: The Wanderers/ Associate Prof: @CSUNJournalism and Editor at Large @thepublicsquare Pasts: #MigratoryNotes @LAT /- Port/Esp/Deutsch/עברית
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Apr 8
Thrilled w/ @WSJ review of The Wanderers!
I love how it captures the book, and esp. this description of my wife, Talia Inlender, and me: "Their connection to each other—and to the plight of migrants today—is palpable throughout this powerful book.”
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Jun 4
Made the history summer reading list of among the nation’s top immigration scholars!
Now this is a high honor. ☀️📕
Thank you @ColoradoSun
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Great stories open up bigger conversations. 📚 Join Reboot, @JewishBook Nu Reads, & @zibbysbookshop TONIGHT in Santa Monica!
Author Fran Fabriczki discusses her debut novel Porcupines, moderated by Daniela Gerson author of The Wanderers.
📍 Zibby’s Bookshop | Santa Monica, CA
🕕 Tonight, May 26 | 6–7:30 PM PT
🎟️ Register here: jewishbookcouncil.org/events…
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May 15
Thank you to @JTAnews for this thoughtful piece on The Wanderers and for helping shine a light on the lesser-known history of Polish Jews who survived the Holocaust by fleeing east into the Soviet Union. Read the piece jta.org/2026/05/15/culture/t…
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Daniela Gerson retweeted
May 1
"Stalin was sending more people to camps in cattle cars than Hitler..."
@dhgerson, author of "The Wanderers," recounts how Polish Jews survived the Holocaust. Watch this Sunday at 1:30 PM ET on @cspan 2 @BookTV.
After the program airs, watch it on our website at c-span.org/.../2026-san-anto…
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Apr 29
This fantastic review in @jdforward is extra meaningful to me since my grandfather read the paper religiously in Yiddish upon immigrating. He also would often go to their offices for meetings of the Zamoscher Branch 375 of The @workerscircle. Review at forward.com/culture/821419/w…
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Apr 29
The review is by Debbie Nathan, a trailblazing immigration reporter whom I deeply admire. It’s an amazing thing to read eloquent, incisive words from someone who gets what you were trying to do with your book. Also includes a reference to @DekelMikhal’s groundbreaking book.
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Daniela Gerson retweeted
Join us today, April 15th, at 7 p.m. at @TheJewishMuseum for a conversation between @dhgerson and Nicholas Lemann on searching for a home in exile, moderated by Stephanie Butnick! Grab your free tickets here. bit.ly/4sMrsm6
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Apr 13
Reboot has created a discussion guide to accompany my book The Wanderers! Info below enter to win a free copy!
Yom HaShoah reminds us to honor the millions lost and the stories of survival.
In The Wanderers, Daniela Gerson traces the overlooked journey of Polish Jews who survived the Holocaust by fleeing through Soviet Gulags and Central Asia.
🎁 Win 1 of 5 copies of The Wanderers
Follow @rebootjewish @dhgerson, tag a friend in comments Download the Discussion Guide: rebooting.com/wanderers-guid…
Ends 4/21, 9am EST
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Apr 13
Looking forward to joining @streickercenter tomorrow to talk about “The Wanderers” and the hidden history of Polish Jewish refugees who fled east during World War II. It’s a free online event, so anyone can join.
Tuesday, April 14, 11:30 AM ET
Register: streicker.nyc/events/daniela…
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Apr 9
Heading to San Antonio for the first time on Friday, April 10 - and for my first book festival @SABookFestival 📚 Excited to reunite with Asley Alvarado of @TPRNews. Join us for Exile Across Borders & Generations. Please share w/folks in San Antonio!
sabookfestival.org/schedule-…
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Daniela Gerson retweeted
The Soviets called @dhgerson's grandparents bezhenets, or "the ones who run." But she recently learned that Polish Jews who fled east adopted a different name for themselves: the wanderers. For Passover, she reflects on the significance of the term: zps.la/4bWx6e1
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Daniela Gerson retweeted
Join us on April 15th at 7 p.m. at @TheJewishMuseum for a conversation between @dhgerson and Nicholas Lemann on searching for a home in exile, moderated by Stephanie Butnick! Grab your free tickets here. bit.ly/4sMrsm6
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Apr 7
Looming forward to this event at @TheJewishMuseum!
Join us on April 15th at 7 p.m. at @TheJewishMuseum for a conversation between @dhgerson and Nicholas Lemann on searching for a home in exile, moderated by Stephanie Butnick! Grab your free tickets here. bit.ly/4sMrsm6
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Daniela Gerson retweeted
Apr 4
“The Wanderers: A Story of Exile, Survival, and Unexpected Love in the Shadow of World War II” is a terrific new book. Daniela Gerson @dhgerson shares the powerful history of her family from the Holocaust to America. Her late father Allan Gerson was my good friend. #TheWanderers
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Daniela Gerson retweeted
This Passover, immigration reporter @dhgerson is contemplating the meaning of "wanderers," the word Polish Jews like her grandparents adopted for themselves, which puts the focus on the circuitous journey between suffering and safe harbor. zps.la/4bWx6e1
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Daniela Gerson retweeted
Read immigration reporter @dhgerson on the "wanderers," the word Polish Jews like her grandparents adopted for themselves.
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Apr 5
It was a joy to launch #TheWanderers @PoliticsProse - and to have loved ones join like @wolfblitzer and Lynn who were dear friends to my father, and remain ones to my mother.
Apr 4
“The Wanderers: A Story of Exile, Survival, and Unexpected Love in the Shadow of World War II” is a terrific new book. Daniela Gerson @dhgerson shares the powerful history of her family from the Holocaust to America. Her late father Allan Gerson was my good friend. #TheWanderers
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Daniela Gerson retweeted
Apr 3
"Enduring power of hope and love."
Today's #history book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @dhgerson & @GrandCentralPub!
Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.…
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Mar 31
I’m grateful to the @latimes,
in partnership with @ThePublicSquare
for publishing this personal reflection ahead of #Passover. I write about my grandparents, labeled bezhenets - refugees - and the Yiddish word they used for themselves: wanderers.
latimes.com/opinion/story/20…
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