Daniela Gerson
@dhgerson
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Author: The Wanderers/ Associate Prof: @CSUNJournalism and Editor at Large @thepublicsquare Pasts: #MigratoryNotes @LAT +/- Port/Esp/Deutsch/עברית
Los Angeles, CA
Joined February 2009
I'm thrilled to be able to share this news at last!! Writing a book has been a dream of mine for a very long time. I'm so grateful for the phenomenal ppl who have supported me in this quest, above all @talia_inlender, and so excited to share our Wanderers story with the world.
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Reasons to be excited about 2026, top of list, this book from a former colleague who just got a rave review in PW.
Closing out 2025 with this incredible review from @PublishersWkly "In crisp, unadorned prose, Gerson restores a neglected history...and tenderly chronicles the relationship that brought this history to light. It's a profoundly moving account." https://t.co/PSyCo050Vr
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Closing out 2025 with this incredible review from @PublishersWkly "In crisp, unadorned prose, Gerson restores a neglected history...and tenderly chronicles the relationship that brought this history to light. It's a profoundly moving account." https://t.co/PSyCo050Vr
publishersweekly.com
Journalist Gerson’s deeply felt debut braids her and her wife’s love story with an investigation into a lesser-known chapter of ...
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We’re kvelling for @dhgerson's debut book The Wanderers, tracing how her and her wife’s grandparents fled the same Polish town and survived the Holocaust and Stalin’s gulags. Preorder the book here:
hachettebookgroup.com
An immigration journalist and her wife trace their family’s intertwined past to unearth a history of how hundreds of thousands of Polish Jews survived Hitl...
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"These stories are more important than ever before and harder to tell than ever before." @UCLA_CILP's Hiroshi Motomura asks @jacobsoboroff on reporting on immigration in an age of fear and extreme consequences. Watch the full discussion here:
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The Wanderers, now available for pre-order! https://t.co/FVWEe9rRRI And if you're interested in learning more or talking to me about it, I'd love to connect!
A groundbreaking narrative history that sheds light on the enduring power of hope and love. Part genealogical detective story, part gripping history, part contemporary reporting on war-torn territories, THE WANDERERS follows immigration journalist Daniela Gerson and her wife as
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A groundbreaking narrative history that sheds light on the enduring power of hope and love. Part genealogical detective story, part gripping history, part contemporary reporting on war-torn territories, THE WANDERERS follows immigration journalist Daniela Gerson and her wife as
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On this third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, I invite you to pause and read @PFLerner's probing essay for @zocalopublicsquare
https://t.co/EWdrPXjudl
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A Historian Teaches Hitler and Mussolini in the Age of Trump
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things are changing quickly on the immigration beat. don't forget @propublica is still investigating the immigration system Right now, I'm looking for info on citizens & others w/legal status caught up in raids. Contact info here: https://t.co/dhkAy6yUzX
https://t.co/4ZzLW3xqG0
propublica.org
We need your help to find productive ways to examine the country’s immigration system — what’s working and what isn’t. We especially want to hear from federal workers, attorneys, employers, labor...
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Migrants, families heading to Houston left in limbo after Trump shuts down CBP One app Trump dashed hopes of migrants like Jesús’ family who thought they were migrating the “right way.” Now, left in limbo By @AnnaCat_Brigida @Hou_Landing
#Immigration
https://t.co/uLDSJ9aJY7
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The end of CBP One came with a flurry of executive orders Monday to restrict migration and declare a national emergency at the border.
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Recently at the border I interviewed a Coyote (he crosses undocu migrants into US.) Asked about Trump & the CBP-One app being killed, he essentially said it was great for business: people will be snuck via more remote (dangerous) routes, at high prices https://t.co/y4pxxxjisY
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Donald Trump won the election largely on the promise of cracking down on border crossings. When he takes office next week, he will be inheriting a quiet border, with crossings plummeting for the past...
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I cannot recommend enough - so much that I'm back on here. Once you have listened please find me on a platform so we can have a salon like the one @marci_shore hosted in Warsaw in 1997.
For anyone who wants an introductory lecture on Hannah Arendt's Origins of Totalitarianism, here's a recording of that lecture from my Yale intellectual history history. https://t.co/UgrZlodB2p
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This isn’t about Gallant. He wasn’t a “good” minister of an awful war. This is about Netanyahu getting rid of the last person in his cabinet who actually dared to somewhat challenge him, replacing him with a poppet. This is about Israel under Bibi taking another step to autocracy
Israel PM Netanyahu fires Defense Minister Gallant @haaretzcom
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October 6 marked 800 days of arbitrary detention for #JoséRubénZamora. The @unitednations has recognized the importance of protecting press freedom as a pillar of democracy. #ZamoraLibre #PressFreedom #LibertadYa @jczamora @ChepeZamora
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This was such a great read and so relatable to so many inner city individuals!
Hate being on this site, but this piece by Shanice Joseph for @ThePublicSquare is so good that I wanted to make sure it gets out in the world. So if you're here, please take a moment, and read it.
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Irasema Coronado is the director and professor of @ASU School of Transborder Studies. On September 21, she’ll join us at the @FestivalLeala at @LAPlazaLA for “Are the U.S. and Mexico Becoming One Country?,” a Zócalo and @udg_oficial event.
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Hate being on this site, but this piece by Shanice Joseph for @ThePublicSquare is so good that I wanted to make sure it gets out in the world. So if you're here, please take a moment, and read it.
zocalopublicsquare.org
A Student in Watts Asks Why She’s Spent a Decade Choosing Between Survival and Her Degree
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Great example of community and service journalism. Our @boyleheightsbt post has been shared more than 3K times on IG since it published yesterday. Now, the @southcoastaqmd is coming to our community meeting Saturday to help people sign up. I love this work 🙌🏼
Free in-home air purifiers are now available for qualifying Eastside residents as part of the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s residential air filtration program. https://t.co/AZDvXDvE5N
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I was laid off from @publicintegrity on Friday. Especially tough news to get on my beat in an election year. But that's life. It was an amazing couple years — and I'm now looking for my next gig. Know of something? Get in touch
In March, Center management informed us that they intended to lay off nearly all of CPI’s staff — and nearly all of our unit. The first half of those layoffs took effect on May 1. The second half takes effect today
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We're excited to announce that Orlando Mayorquin, who started at The Times last year as a fellow, is joining Express to report for the breaking news team.
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