Edinburgh Jewish Literary Society – Ruth Jordan’s Daughter of the Waves: Sharon Kivity – 7.30pm
April 27
Born in 1921 in British Mandate Palestine, Ruth Jordan chronicles her remarkable childhood in this award-winning autobiography. Seen from the fresh perspective of a young girl, this is a poignant and witty account of growing up in a seaside suburb of Haifa called Bat Galim (Daughter of the Waves). Jordan seamlessly weaves together personal anecdotes with the epoch-making events of her time. Sharon Kivity is Ruth Jordan’s daughter. A pioneering journalist, she was one of the first women to achieve a senior post at the BBC.
