{"product_id":"the-wanderers-a-story-of-exile-survival-and-unexpected-love-in-the-shadow-of-world-war-ii-hardcover","title":"The Wanderers: A Story of Exile, Survival, and Unexpected Love in the Shadow of World War II - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniela Gerson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn immigration journalist and her wife trace their family's intertwined past to unearth a history of how hundreds of thousands of Polish Jews survived Hitler's Holocaust at the brutal hands of Stalin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea story that sheds light on the enduring power of hope and love.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Daniela Gerson and her wife, Talia Inlender, met at a picnic in Los Angeles, not knowing that 75 years earlier, their grandparents had left homes only blocks away from each other in a small Polish town, and fled east to Ukraine. The Gersons and the Inlenders would go on parallel odysseys of 5,000 miles to survive the Holocaust--journeys that would, after a deceitful loyalty test from Stalin, put them on cattle cars to a Soviet Gulag, trap them for years in limbo in Central Asia, and would end, after a decade on the run, with new lives built on secrets and lies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For years, Daniela and Talia simply accepted this painful shared history as a sign that they were \u003ci\u003eb'shert\u003c\/i\u003e, meant to be. Their families' refugee past fueled their work: Daniela as an immigration journalist; Talia an immigration attorney. But as Daniela uncovered more, she realized that their grandparents shared this escape path in the Soviet Union with most Polish Jews who survived; a group--sometimes collectively called \"the Wanderers\"--that is almost entirely absent from popular understanding of World War II. And unlike most Holocaust sagas that focus on the exceptionality of the Nazi genocide, theirs was also a universal story of refugees making impossible decisions when forced to seek safety, protect their children, and find new homes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is a story that, to the dismay of the world, remains relevant each time a political upheaval wreaks havoc on individual lives. Part genealogical detective story, part gripping history, part contemporary reporting on war-torn territories, \u003ci\u003eThe Wanderers\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles Daniela's journey to unearth this past with her wife, and reveal its echoes in still-contested lands from Ukraine to Israel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wanderers\u003c\/i\u003e is a groundbreaking narrative history, and a meditation on how a home left behind and a desperate journey to survive reverberates across borders and through generations.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniela Gerson \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning immigration reporter whose work has appeared in outlets including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWNYC, Der Spiegel\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e. An associate professor of journalism at California State University, Northridge and editor-at-large at Zócalo Public Square, she previously co-founded Migratory Notes, worked as a community engagement editor at the\u003ci\u003e LA Times\u003c\/i\u003e and as a staff immigration reporter for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Sun\u003c\/i\u003e. Daniela lives in Los Angeles with her two children and wife, an attorney specializing in immigrants' rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 9.25 x 6.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51990045458733,"sku":"9780306834301","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/MopTcszLzP9780306834301.webp?v=1776257240","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-wanderers-a-story-of-exile-survival-and-unexpected-love-in-the-shadow-of-world-war-ii-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}