Pamela Goldstein
BIO
Biography

 

My twenty-year nursing career in Chemotherapy, ER, OR, and Psychiatry form the back story of Still the Soul Survives. During my second career as producer and host of the international, award-winning “Boker Tov” radio show from 1996 to 2012, I conducted interviews and consultations with Survivors, Neo-Nazis, politicians, the Simon Wiesenthal Centre, and Yad Vashem.

More than a dozen of my stories are published in anthologies, including the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. With the guidance of my late mentor, author Alistair MacLeod, I founded and chaired the Windsor (Canada) International Writers Conference and its outreach programs from 2013 to 2020.

I am passionate about bringing my survivors’ stories to light. They hold invaluable lessons for present day society today. 

Pamela Goldstein

ADDRESS
City: Amherstburg, Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
GENRE
memoir /Jewish Studies /Holocaust Survivors
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Still the Soul Survives
Publisher
Unbreakable bindings
Year
2024
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
any
Presentation Genre
Memoir /Jewish Culture Holocaust
Presentation Length
30-60 min
Presentation Description
Presentation description

Discuss experiences

Intention for writing the book
how the survivors effected me personally 
what lessons can be learned

Meaning of a Drop Of Silence 

Presentation Fee(s)
Cost of Travel
Workshop details
Audience Size
any
Intended Audience
Adults University students
Workshop Length
30-60 Min
Workshop Description
Workshop description

Workshops would be based on this quote from my website Discovering Pivotal moments and how they affected you 

Everybody has pivotal moments in their lives. My moment happens in 1973, when I meet and bond with Holocaust survivor, Jacob Masinsky. His experiences in Mauthausen compel me to obsessively study antisemitism, the Holocaust, and how they affect the society in which we live. That bond between me, Jacob, and my other Holocaust patients deepens when I convert to Judaism and marry a Jewish man. These friends show me how to overcome the fear of an uncertain, dark future and provide me with the voice needed to stand against hatred, cruelty, and racism. I learn that the power of love and forgiveness can overcome the depths of cruelty.

My twenty-year nursing career in Chemotherapy, ER, OR, and Psychiatry form the back story of Still the Soul Survives. During my second career as producer and host of the international, award-winning “Boker Tov” radio show from 1996 to 2012, I conducted interviews and consultations with Survivors, Neo-Nazis, politicians, the Simon Wiesenthal Centre, and Yad Vashem.

 

 

Workshop Fee(s)
Cost of Travel/ Donations to Holocaust museums Yad Veshem Simon Wiesanthal Center
School presentation details
Audience Size
any
Intended Audience
Adults Highschool and University Students
Presentation Length
30-60 min
Presentation Description
Presentation description

Workshops would be based on this quote from my website Discovering Pivotal moments and how they affected you 

Everybody has pivotal moments in their lives. My moment happens in 1973, when I meet and bond with Holocaust survivor, Jacob Masinsky. His experiences in Mauthausen compel me to obsessively study antisemitism, the Holocaust, and how they affect the society in which we live. That bond between me, Jacob, and my other Holocaust patients deepens when I convert to Judaism and marry a Jewish man. These friends show me how to overcome the fear of an uncertain, dark future and provide me with the voice needed to stand against hatred, cruelty, and racism. I learn that the power of love and forgiveness can overcome the depths of cruelty.

My twenty-year nursing career in Chemotherapy, ER, OR, and Psychiatry form the back story of Still the Soul Survives. During my second career as producer and host of the international, award-winning “Boker Tov” radio show from 1996 to 2012, I conducted interviews and consultations with Survivors, Neo-Nazis, politicians, the Simon Wiesenthal Centre, and Yad Vashem.

Presentation Fee(s)
Cost of Travel/ Donations to Holocaust museums Yad Veshem Simon Wiesanthal Center
Programs & Interests
Interested in participating Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program:
All members are eligible for the Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program. Are you interested in participating in this pro
Yes
Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program:
The Union’s Northern Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program funds in-person visits to northern Ontario schools when possible. Ar
No