A Crossing Borders Luncheon Dialogue,with Devorah Goldstein and Kimberly McKee
Born in Taiwan, Devorah Goldstein was abandoned by her biological mother in a train station. Found by Professor Schwartzbaum, who was living in Taiwan as a Fulbright scholar with his wife, Goldstein was adopted by the Schwartzbaum family. In the memoir, The Bamboo Cradle, Professor Schwartzbaum tells the story of how Devorah changed their lives and brought them back to a traditional Jewish life. The memoir also includes diary reflections from Devorah as she negotiated her adoptee identity following her family’s move to Israel during adolescence. Devorah Goldstein now teaches elementary school in Baltimore and speaks widely about her experiences as a Chinese-American Orthodox Jew.
Kimberly McKee is a doctoral student in OSU Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Her research examines transnational and transracial adoption.
Free Kosher Asian lunch. To RSVP for the lunch and to receive selections of The Bamboo Cradleto read before the dialogue, please go to this event page: jewishandchinese.eventbrite.com. For more information, contact Prof. Judy Wu (wu.287@osu.edu).