Harry Bernstein

Harry Bernstein

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name = Harry Bernstein
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birthdate = birth date and age|1910|5|30
birthplace = Stockport, England
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occupation = Magazine editor
nationality = British
period = 2007 - present
genre = Non-fiction
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Harry Bernstein (born May 30, 1910) is the author of "The Invisible Wall", which deals with his abusive, alcoholic father, the anti-Semitism he encountered growing up in a mill town in northern England, and the Romeo and Juliet romance experienced by his sister and her Christian lover. The book was started when he was 93 and published in 2007 when he was 96. The loneliness he encountered following the death of his wife, Ruby, in 2002 after 67 years of marriage was the catalyst for Bernstein to begin work on his book.

Recently he finished writing his second book, "The Dream", which centers on his family’s move to the United States when he was twelve. It was published in 2008.

Before his retirement at age 62, Bernstein worked for various movie production companies reading scripts and working as a magazine editor for trade magazines, and also wrote freelance articles for such publications as "Popular Mechanics", "Jewish American Monthly" and "Newsweek".

Bernstein currently lives in Brick Township, New Jersey. [Rich, Motoko. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/07/books/07bern.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin "Successful at 96, Writer Has More to Say"] , "The New York Times", April 7, 2007. Accessed June 22, 2008.]

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"You've got to be taught to hate. You've got to be taught from the time you're six or seven or eight. It's put in your mind. It's handed down, almost like an heirloom, among Christians. They didn't know why they hated us."

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* [http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/09/arts/memoir.php Article from International Herald Tribune]
* [http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070403/LIFE/704030329 Article from South Coast Today]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/04/books/04grim.html?ex=1177214400&en=be2fafaf831a01c1&ei=5070 Article from New York Times]
* [http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2007/03/31/author_96_proves_its_never_too_late/?p1=MEWell_Pos4 Article from Boston Globe]
* [http://www.sunjournal.com/story/208076-3/Entertainment/A_triumphant_love_story_for_the_ages/ Article from Sun Journal]


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