events
Check this page for Rachelle’s upcoming events.
Memory to Manuscript: Memoir Writing with Rachelle Unreich
Memory to Manuscript: Memoir Writing with Rachelle Unreich
Over two Sundays, journalist and author Rachelle Unreich (A Brilliant Life: My Mother’s Inspiring Journey of Surviving the Holocaust) shares her knowledge in this two-part series. Having collected her mother’s story before she died in a series of interviews, Rachelle wrote her book – which has been sold around the world, in Australia/NZ, US/Canada, UK and South Africa.
In part one, Rachelle will focus on the importance of storytelling and record-keeping, and why all family stories are essential – not just the ones of perceived historical value. These stories, she says, can be part of a family’s legacy – and their psychological wellbeing, too. In this session, Rachelle will be joined by Romy Moshinsky, Real Publishing, who will give the publisher’s perspective on the topic.
In part two, Rachelle will offer practical advice: how to conduct interviews, what to ask, what to do for family members no longer living, how to do research, investigating sources and resources and how to collate the material that has amassed.
This workshop provides valuable tools for individuals interested in history, roots, and legacy. It caters to those who may not yet be prepared to write but are curious or exploring the idea. Join us to delve into this enriching opportunity.
Julian Borger in conversation with Rachelle Unreich
Julian Borger in conversation with Rachelle Unreich
Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and World Affairs Editor at The Guardian, Julian Borger in conversation with Rachelle Unreich, author of 'A Brilliant Life'. They will be discussing Julian’s breakthrough, investigative memoir, 'I Seek a Kind Person: My Father, Seven Children and the Adverts that Helped Them Escape the Holocaust'.
Sydney Writers' Festival: More Than Memoir
Sydney Writers' Festival: More Than Memoir
Whether they’re narrating extraordinary or everyday lives, the best memoirists use their personal experiences to illuminate the human condition.
Jeanne Ryckmans’ Trust: A fractured fable is a personal detective story about falling under the malevolent spell of a huckster. Rachelle Unreich’s A Brilliant Life is the powerful true story of a Holocaust survivor, as told by her daughter. And YA author Nova Weetman’s Love, Death & Other Scenes reflects on family and grief after her partner’s death during the COVID lockdown. Get the backstory from these multifaceted writers, whose memoirs shed light on love, loss, resilience and ever-present pasts. Join them in conversation with Caroline Baum.
Brisbane Writers' Festival: Rachelle Unreich & Scott Stephens
Brisbane Writers' Festival: Rachelle Unreich & Scott Stephens
Bringing to bear journalistic experience and a daughter’s love, Rachelle Unreich tells the story of her mother, Mira – a Holocaust survivor who, throughout her extraordinary life, insisted on the fundamental goodness of human beings. Blending family and global history, this is a moving account of love and resilience.
Melbourne Writers’ Festival: Rachelle Unreich in conversation with Jane Rocca
Melbourne Writers’ Festival: Rachelle Unreich in conversation with Jane Rocca
Emerging from interviews with her mother, Mira, near the end of her life, it unravels the mystery underpinning her survival from concentration camps, and how she ‘learned about the goodness of people’.
Unreich speaks with fellow journalist Jane Rocca about her tender portrait of love, loss, wonder and the resilience of the soul.
Inheriting Memories & Preserving Truth
Inheriting Memories & Preserving Truth
We invite you to join us for the commemoration of Yom HaShoah on Monday 6 May 2024.
This year we will host a panel discussion moderated by MHM CEO Dr Steven Cooke. We look forward to hearing from our three panellists, Rachelle Unreich, Anita Lester and Adam Butt, who will share their lived and professional experience of taking on the custodianship of memory. The evening will explore how we can all carry the lessons of the Holocaust into the future and will seek to understand how, in a world threatened by increasing misinformation, distortion and denial, we can bring truth to the forefront.
Sorrento Writers' Festival: The Legacy of Holocaust Stories
Sorrento Writers' Festival: The Legacy of Holocaust Stories
In fiction and non-fiction, 20th Century European Jewish history still resonates
Michael Gawenda, Leah Kaminsky and Rachelle Unreich with Liz Porter
Sorrento Writers' Festival: Dear Mum, You’re in My Book
Sorrento Writers' Festival: Dear Mum, You’re in My Book - The Challenges of Writing Memoir
Robyn Davidson, Helen Elliott, Alex Miller and Rachelle Unreich with Ramona Koval
CWA International Women’s Day Lunch with Rachelle Unreich
CWA International Women’s Day Lunch with Rachelle Unreich
The Country Women's Association of Barwon Heads together with Heads & Tales Bookstore invite you to an International Women's Day Fundraiser Lunch celebrating A Brilliant Life: My Mother's Inspiring Story of Surviving the Holocaust with author Rachelle Unreich.
Rachelle will be joined in-conversation with journalist Kim Wilson.
Adelaide Festival
Towards the end of her mother’s life, Rachelle Unreich decided to document her wartime experiences in an attempt to understand her remarkable vitality and optimism. In conversation with Georgina Godwin, Unreich explains her motivation for taking on this task.
St Kilda Shule
An immersive experience into the book A Brilliant Life with author Rachelle Unreich.
Join me for an evening of conversation, live music and light refreshments. TICKETS $10.
Author Talk - Belmont Library
The powerful true story of a Holocaust survivor told by her daughter - a tale that reminds us of the resilience of the soul and the ability of the heart to heal.
Join author Rachelle Unreich as she talks about her book A Brilliant Life.
Book sales and book signing will be available at the event.
If you need anything in order to participate in this event, please contact events@grlc.vic.gov.au at least two weeks prior to the event date.
Queensland Holocaust Museum
Meet Rachelle Unreich, the author of A Brilliant Life, her mother's inspiring true story of surviving the Holocaust.
Thursday Lunch Club
Thursday Lunch Club
Guest speaker Rachelle Unreich is an acclaimed author and St Kilda Shule board member, who based her book “A Brilliant Life” on interviews she conducted with her mother, Mira, a Holocaust survivor, in the last six months of her life. It is an unforgettable story about fate and chance, love and grief, and the deepest kind of faith.
Sydney Jewish Writers' Festival: A Brilliant Life
SJWF is pleased to host the Sydney book launch for A Brilliant Life.
Journalist Rachelle Unreich will be in conversation with Magdalena Ball.
A Brilliant Life is the powerful true story of a Holocaust survivor told by her daughter - a tale that reminds us of the resilience of the soul and the ability of the heart to heal.
Corrie is interviewing: Rachelle Unreich
Author Rachelle Unreich discusses A Brilliant Life with journalist Corrie Perkin.
A Brilliant Life is the powerful true story of a Holocaust survivor told by her daughter – an unforgettable story about fate and chance, love and grief, and the deepest kind of faith.
This event is presented in partnership with Corrie Perkin.
A Brilliant Life will be available for purchase at this event courtesy of Avenue Books.
Bookings are required for every attendee.
A Brilliant Life - Book Launch (waiting list)
Expressions of interest welcome to join waiting list for Rachelle Unreich’s book launch of A Brilliant Life at the Melbourne Holocaust Museum.