Who Gets in: An Immigration Story Ravvin Norman
One man's immigration to the Canadian Prairies in the early 1930s reveals the character of Canada today as sharply as it did long ago.In 1930, a young Jewish man, Yehuda Yoseph Eisenstein, arrived in…
Specifikacia Who Gets in: An Immigration Story Ravvin Norman
One man's immigration to the Canadian Prairies in the early 1930s reveals the character of Canada today as sharply as it did long ago.In 1930, a young Jewish man, Yehuda Yoseph Eisenstein, arrived in Canada from Poland to escape persecution and in the hopes of starting a new life for himself and his young family. Like countless other young European men who came to Canada from "non-preferred" countries, Yehuda was only granted entry because he claimed to be single, starting his Canadian life with a lie. He trusted that his wife and children would be able to follow after he had gained legal entry and found work. For years, Yehuda was given two choices: remain in Canada alone, or return home to Poland to be with his family.Who Gets In is author Norman Ravvin's pursuit of his grandfather's first years in Canada. It is a deeply personal family memoir born from