Edinburgh Jewish Literary Society : Melting Pot: Rachel Cockerell – 7.30pm

Edinburgh Jewish Literary Society

On June 7th 1907, a ship packed with Russian Jews sets sail not to Jerusalem or New York, as many on board have dreamt, but to Texas. The man who persuades the passengers to go is David Jochelmann, Rachel Cockerell’s great-grandfather. It marks the beginning of the Galveston Movement, a forgotten moment in history when 10,000 Jews fled to Texas in the lead-up to WWI. Rachel Cockerell was born and raised in London. Melting Point is her first non-fiction book.