"(A) masterful archival-based account."-Alberta Views
"[Ravvin] uncovers the roots of systemic and institutionalized racism in Canada and spotlights the wreckage of Canada's nation-building ambitions. At the same time, he shows the power of human will to chip away at this prejudice, against all odds." -Montreal Review of Books
"Well researched and quite engaging" -Winnipeg Free Press
"Moving and riveting" -Miramichi Reader
"A sobering historical investigation." -Foreword Reviews
"An engaging memoir" -Jewish Independent
"Who Gets In celebrates a grandfather's determination to reunite with his family and a grandson's desire to pay him tribute. Readers will lose themselves in this story of detail and anecdote made compelling by Ravvin's narrative flair." -Ruth Panofsky, editor of The New Spice Box: Contemporary Jewish Writing
"...A masterwork of contrasts. Who Gets In is a thrilling tale of archival research and analysis, a page-turner about bureaucratic processes, and a personal family history that examines national and universal themes, including colonialism, Jewish erasure, and the shifting concept of what it means to be Canadian. This atypical story challenges what we thought we knew about Jewish immigration to Canada at a crucial moment in time." -Harry Sanders, Calgary Historian
"In recounting his grandfather's quest to bring over his wife and children from 1930s Poland, Norman Ravvin uncovers an untold aspect of Canadian immigration history. Rich in archival reconstruction, this engaging, highly readable book is a welcome addition to Canadian Jewish history, narrating the rarely acknowledged story of Jewish Saskatchewan in the early twentieth century." -Aaron Kreuter, author of Shifting Baseline Syndrome, 2022 Governor General's Literary Awards Finalist
"A carefully researched, elegantly told tale that pulls us emotionally into the struggles of the protagonist." -Richard Menkis, Associate Professor of Modern Jewish History, University of British Columbia
"A writer of tremendous reach." -Canadian Literature Quarterly
