Seeking Shelter: Memoir of a Jewish Girlhood in Wartime Britain

Cyn­thia Ehrenkrantz, nee Shelow­er, was six in 1939 when Britain entered World War II and twelve in 1945 when the war end­ed. Seek­ing Shel­ter is her vivid child’s eye account of life in wartime Eng­land as she lived it: an adored only child in a large Jew­ish clan whose com­fort­able exis­tence becomes one of food short­ages, ration books, gas masks, and air raid sirens and – worst of all, for a sen­si­tive pre­co­cious child accus­tomed to cod­dling and att­ten­tion – being sent away for months and years at a stretch to escape Ger­man bombs.

We are excited to welcome Cyn­thia Ehrenkrantz virtually to Commonpoint Queens in partnership with the Jewish Book Council. Click here to buy the book.

This event is part of our Cultural Arts Speaker Series. The event will be held virtually and is open to the community. Click here to register.

For more information, contact Sivan at sbenaderet@commonpointqueens.org.