Gwen Edelman
Gwen Edelman’s first novel, War Story, was translated into eight languages, won the Prix du Premier Roman Etranger in France, and was a Koret Jewish Book Award finalist. Her most recent novel, The Train to Warsaw, is now available. She lived for many years in Paris and now lives in New York.
Articles by Gwen Edelman
The Jews and the Second World War: A Reading List
I started reading about the fate of the Jews during the Second World War when I was eleven. No one ...
A Ghetto in the Middle of a City
Central Park, in the middle of the city of New York, is 843 acres. The Warsaw Ghetto, in the middle ...
In My Characters’ Shoes
One September afternoon I took the train from Berlin to Warsaw, as my characters had done. I wanted to see ...