Winner of the Maine Literary Award, We Share the Same Sky: A Memoir of Memory & Migration, is a riveting and awe-inspiring book by author and inaugural Storyteller in Residence for USC Shoah Foundation, Rachael Cerrotti. Cerrotti had always known her grandmother Hana was a Holocaust survivor, but what she discovered – an entire archive of her life – after Hana’s passing led to an incredible journey of discovery and self-discovery.   

Join us for an online book discussion with Cerrotti as we follow her through a decade-long journey to weave together the thin threads of her family history in this masterpiece of intergenerational storytelling.

Rachael Cerrotti is an award-winning author, educator, curator, and podcaster who works in the field of narrative nonfiction storytelling. Through an interdisciplinary practice, she explores stories rooted in the humanity of grief and inherited memory. Her critically-acclaimed book and podcast, WE SHARE THE SAME SKY, tell the story of her decade-long journey to retrace her grandmother’s wartime history and is an educational resource for teachers worldwide. Rachael was the Inaugural Storyteller in Residence for USC Shoah Foundation and has been a fellow with The Witness Institute and New America. She works with organizations, institutions and individuals on storytelling projects and community programming, and currently produces and hosts ALONG THE SEAM, a conversational podcast about the role of the past in our present day lives. She writes a series of essays on Substack to accompany the podcast as well. Learn more at: www.rachaelcerrotti.com.