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"Finding a Photo of Your Grandmother in Male Drag," A Story about Jewish Immigration, Identity, and Liberation in Havana w/ Aaron Hamburger (author of "Hotel Cuba")
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Aaron Hamburger, writer of "Nirvana is Here," returns to ITBR to discuss with Andrew his new book “Hotel Cuba" a stunning novel about two Russian Jewish sisters (Pearl and Frieda Kahn) who are desperate to get to America to make a new life. But once they are turned away from Ellis Island, they find themselves trapped in the sultry, hedonistic world of 1920s Havana.
Aaron opens up about the dramatic real-life inspiration behind his story which includes his…
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