{"product_id":"9780889779228","title":"Who Gets In","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn eye-opening account of the Jewish immigration experience in the 1930s, and one man’s battle against anti-Semitic immigration policies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn 1930, a young Jewish man, Yehuda Yosef Eisenstein, arrived in Canada from Poland to escape persecution and the rise of Nazism in the hopes of starting a new life for himself and his family. Like countless others who made this journey from “non-preferred” countries, Eisenstein was only granted entry because he claimed to be single, starting his new 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, he was given two choices: remain in North America alone, or return home to Poland to be with his family.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBorn from years of archival research, \u003ci\u003eWho Gets In\u003c\/i\u003e is author Norman Ravvin’s deeply personal family memoir, telling the story of his grandfather’s resolute struggle against xenophobic and anti-Semitic government policies. Ravvin also provides a shocking exposé of the true character of nation-building in Canada and directly challenges its reputation as a benevolent, tolerant, and multicultural country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Norman Ravvin (CA)","offers":[{"title":"University of Regina Press |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2023-05-13","offer_id":44152014274815,"sku":"9780889779228","price":29.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_f6c75b15-a818-4698-a693-265baf879e7e.jpg?v=1682409702","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780889779228","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}