Daniela Gerson
@danielagerson.bsky.social
Author of The Wanderers Prof @CSUNJournalism Editor at Large @ZocaloPublicSquare Formers @LATimes @WNYC @NYSUN
AP says it will refer to Lake Ontario by its original name, despite Trump’s order www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
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I've done more than 30 conversations since launching THE WANDERERS, but talking with @plerner.bsky.social really stood out. Not only a wonderful friend, but a real public intellectual, he elevated the book. Listen in to this conversation @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social !!
Paul Lerner@plerner.bsky.social · 2w agoI'm excited to share my conversation with @danielagerson.bsky.social about her wonderful book, The Wanderers! @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social newbooksnetwork.com/the-wanderer...
Two students died in a shooting at Brown University last year. Their legacy is a critical reminder of what diversity, in its truest form, can contribute to U.S. university life, argues @danielagerson.bsky.social. zps.la/4ygaSNE
America Has Lost the Plot on Diversity | Essay
True Cross-Cultural Connections Take Place on Campuses Where People From Around the World Come to Grow and Learn
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Any Sac people here??? Taking The Wanderers on the road again next week! I'll be in conversation with an editor I've long admired, Andrew Donohue of @calmatters.org . Join us at Capital Books! Snacks and producing by the great Laurel Firestone. www.eventbrite.com/e/daniela-ge...
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Anyone here happen to be lucky enough to be in Martha's Vineyard or PVD this week? I've got incredible Wanderers talks in both places. 1) 7/15 in Chilmark 2) 7/16 in Providence interviewed by @davidcicilline.bsky.social! Links and details here: danielagerson.com/book/… !
Packed house last night at the @dornsife.usc.edu Max Kade Institute with authors @danielagerson.bsky.social & Judy Batalion in conversation with Aliza Luft (UCLA) about their brand new books. Fascinating and lively discussion.
SF/ Portland I'm coming your way next week! I'd love to see you. 📍Thursday, April 30 at 7 PM JCC SF - in conversation with Sasha Khokha 📍Saturday, May 2 Clio’s Books, Oakland with Jim Colgan 📍Sunday, May 3 Jewish Arts & Bookfest at the Magnes Collection 📍Monday, May 4 @powells.bsky.social
New York! Come say hi today or tomorrow! 📍Wednesday at 7 PM - in conversation with Nicholas Lemann at @thejewishmuseum.bsky.social 📍Thursday at 6:30 PM - at @fountainbookshopnyc w/ @cristinajimenez.bsky.social , moderated by @documentedny.bsky.social Info at danielagerson.com/events! ✨
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An immigration journalist traces her family's intertwined past to unearth a history of Polish Jewish survival — a story of hope and love.
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Thrilled w/ The Wall Street Journal 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.” cc @uclacilp.bsky.social
BREAKING: Another person has died in ICE custody, per required notification to Congress, marking 15 deaths in detention this year and 45+ since Trump took office again.
No American is served by creating ever bigger media monopolies funded by ever more elusive foreign entities.
Reuters@reuters.com · 6mo agoThree Gulf funds agree to back Paramount's $81 billion takeover of Warner, WSJ reports reut.rs/3O7ZPov
Thank you Damn History!!!
Jack El-Hai@jackelhai.bsky.social · 6mo ago"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 @danielagerson.bsky.social & @grandcentralpub.bsky.social! Read/subscribe to Damn History: damn-history-16d93f.beehiiv.com/subscribe
Hey, DC folks: Tomorrow! 5pm at Politics & Prose on Connecticut! I will be interviewing @danielagerson.bsky.social about her fascinating new book The Wanderers, tracing the path of two Jewish families who survived the Holocaust by getting shipped to Siberia politics-prose.com/daniela-gers...
Daniela Gerson — The Wanderers: A Story of Exile, Survival, and Unexpected Love in the Shadow of World War II - with Amanda Katz — at Conn Ave
An 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 — a story that sheds light on the enduring power of hope and love.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 – one that would, after a deceitful loyalty test from Stalin, put them on cattle cars to a Soviet Gulag, years in limbo in Central Asia, and would end, after a decade on the run, with new lives built on secrets and lies.For years, Daniela and Talia simply accepted this painful shared history as a sign that they were b’shert, 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. 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, The Wanderers chronicles Daniela’s journey to unearth this past with her wife, and reveal its echoes in still-contested lands from Ukraine to Israel. The Wanderers 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.
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I met @markzaidesq.bsky.social when I was a kid and he was still a student who brought my father into a law suit that changed all of our lives, and history. So grateful for his support at this moment, and his ongoing fight for justice.
Mark Zaid, Esq@markzaidesq.bsky.social · 6mo agoFor those in DC area, Politics & Prose is hosting my friend @danielagerson.bsky.social tonight at 5 pm to discuss her new book: The Wanderers: A Story of Exile, Survival, and Unexpected Love in the Shadow of World War II There is also a live stream link! politics-prose.com/daniela-gers...
This book is a fascinating quest into a part of Jewish WWII history I didn’t know existed: refugees from Poland who thought they got a raw deal being shipped to Siberia—before discovering what befell everyone else. All that and a modern love story. Come see @danielagerson.bsky.social & me on 3/31
Daniela Gerson@danielagerson.bsky.social · 6mo agoJust over a week until my DC book launch for The Wanderers! I am beyond excited to kick off at Politics and Prose in conversation with @katzish.bsky.social, brilliant editor, writer and close friend. (Also, someone much more skilled than me at bluesky!) DC, come join us, it's going to be fun!!
Just over a week until my DC book launch for The Wanderers! I am beyond excited to kick off at Politics and Prose in conversation with @katzish.bsky.social, brilliant editor, writer and close friend. (Also, someone much more skilled than me at bluesky!) DC, come join us, it's going to be fun!!
Closing out 2025 with this incredible review from @publisherswkly.bsky.social "In crisp, unadorned prose, Gerson restores a neglected history...and tenderly chronicles the relationship that brought this history to light. It's a profoundly moving account." publishersweekly.com
A dream come true to record the audio version of The Wanderers at Literati Audio in Hollywood. Thank you Dennis Kao, @hachetteaudio.bsky.social and team!! Can't wait to share The Wanderers with the world!
"These stories are more important than ever before and harder to tell than ever before." @uclacilp.bsky.social's Hiroshi Motomuro asks @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social on reporting on immigration in an age of fear and extreme consequences. Watch the full discussion here: www.youtube.com/live/V8XWMFK...
Lessons in Resistance: Learning from the Response to the LA Raids
YouTube video by Center for Immigration Law and Policy at UCLA Law
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The Wanderers is now available for pre-order! danielagerson.com/book/ I'm so thrilled to be able to share this book I have been working on for years!
Grand Central Publishing@grandcentralpub.bsky.social · 11mo agoTHE WANDERERS follows immigration journalist @danielagerson.bsky.social and her wife as they 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.
As National Guard troops take to LA streets and immigrant workers are terrorized, I'm sharing a few of my @gomatadors.bsky.social students' stories from our investigative reporting class this spring.
@gomatadors.bsky.social Student visa revocations hit CSUN. My investigative students take on the story - but they're not done reporting yet. cc: @jaweedkaleem.bsky.social sundial.csun.edu/193155/news/...
Confirmed SEVIS Terminations for International Students at CSUN
CSUN has confirmed that an undisclosed number of international students have had their student visas terminated. Marta Lopez, Director of CSUN’s International Exchange Student Center (IESC) and on beh...
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“CPJ has seen a spike in concern among journalists whose work entails travelling to the United States or crossing the border,” said Catalina Cortes, CPJ’s Interim Chief Emergencies Officer. “Our safety advisory helps journalists proactively manage these risks.” More:
CPJ issues safety advisory for journalists traveling to the United States - Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists today released a safety advisory covering a wide range of digital, physical, and legal tips aimed at journalists and media workers who plan to visit the United…
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Mario Reyes was a great LA photographer and story at a great LA institution. Read the tribute to him @zocalopublicsquare.bsky.social www.zocalopublicsquare.org/mexican-amer...
Re: Immigration The Trump administration has (among other things): - moved to end Haiti & Venezuela’s TPS designations - shut down CBP One - suspended Refugee Admissions Program We've made a tracker to help see when these changes reduce labor supply: www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...
Tracking work permit applications among eligible immigrants - The Hamilton Project
Tracking work permit applications can illuminate how changes in the pace of immigration are affecting labor supply.
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++ rec this article by @andrewsilverstein.bsky.social for the @forward.bsky.social on the 1952 immigration law cited in the arrest. Its backers tried to bar survivors who evaded the Nazis in the USSR like my family. I did not imagine it would come up in the unjust arrest of a Green Card holder.
State Department plan to deport ‘pro-Hamas’ students relies on a 1952 law that targeted Jews
Jewish Holocaust survivors suspected of being Soviet sympathizers were subject to the 1952 McCarran-Walter Act.
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On the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, I invite you to pause and read, on a related topic, Paul Lerner's probing essay for @zocalopublicsquare.bsky.social www.zocalopublicsquare.org/is-he-a-fasc...
Is He a Fascist? You Tell Me | Essay
A Historian Teaches Hitler and Mussolini in the Age of Trump
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Our statement on President Trump’s planned executive actions and policies announced today:
