In 1933, the author and his wife, both aged nineteen and Communist idealists, illegally crossed the border from Poland to ‘the workers’ paradise’. They were to spend twenty-six years in the Soviet Union. Of these, eleven years were in prison camp, three in exile and...
Annita Sharpe′s Polish-born parents both came as children to France in the 1920s and became true Parisians, embracing French culture and the freedom from discrimination. Then came WWII. After hair-raising escapes to the Free Zone in 1942, the family lived in relative...
The LJLA Turning The Pages Book Club is back again! Join us on February 28 for an enlightened discussion about Tony Birch’s ‘The White Girl’ Book Club will commence from 10:30am at the Lamm Jewish Library of Australia. If you’d like to find out...
Were you taught to whisper when in a library? “No Need To Whisper” Club: Drop in every Tuesday from 10.30. Free coffee, tea, biscuits and games at the library. Come alone, with a friend or with little ones. Enjoy rummy tiles or card games, scrabble or...
