Beach Moose & Amber: Finding My Jewish History
Date: Thursday, September 12, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: In-person event at the Museum
Language: Presented in English
Cost: FREE
When Sharon (Goldston) Easton found typewritten pages tucked in the back of her deceased father’s accordion folder, she had no idea she was holding an invitation to the greatest writing adventure of her life. The pages were her mother’s final attempt to record her Jewish family’s history — a history that she had kept secret for decades.
Join us as Sharon discusses her book, Beach Moose & Amber: Finding my Jewish History and gives further context to her grandfather’s experience in the presentation, Max M. Nafthal: A Jewish Refugee Story. After the presentation, there will be a Q&A. Books will be available to purchase at the event.
About the author:
Sharon is among the first generation of Jews born after the Holocaust. Her birthplace was rural Nova Scotia, Canada where her Jewish grandparents and mother immigrated after they fled their home in Lithuania — arriving in Canada six weeks before World War II officially began. Her family didn’t talk about those horrendous years in Europe leading up to World War II. Decades after her grandparents and parents passed away, Sharon tells it all through her writings in hopes to keep their memories alive.
About Canada’s Storytellers:
Canada’s Storytellers is an ongoing series of programs that connects visitors with cultural works, and their creators, to explore themes of immigration, migration, multiculturalism, (in)equality and Canadian identity. Canada’s Storytellers has welcomed renowned authors such as Lawrence Hill, Madeleine Thien, Mark Sakamoto, Blaise Ndala, Kim Thuy; screened films like Kayak to Klemtu, Bagages, I Am Rohingya, and more.