October 7th: Searching for the Humanitarian Middle

“[O]ne of the most important Canadian books of the year.”
—Dave Obee, Times Colonist

“Lederman is a model of equanimity.”
—Colin Thomas, FRESH SHEET

“Lederman, in October 7th, tries to empathize with the desires, hopes and traumas of both sides. To a remarkable degree, she succeeds. This is a book that should appeal to fair-minded readers.”
—Sheldon Kirshner, The Times of Israel

[T]here is no humanitarian middle between what Hamas did on Oct. 7, and what Israel has done in return. There is, though, perhaps a humanitarian middle to be found in how we in Canada speak about our differences on the Middle East and the issue of Palestine and Israel, how we can protest one another without threatening one another. That’s what Lederman is advocating.” —Christopher Dornan, The Hill Times

Marsha Lederman

Marsha Lederman is a columnist for The Globe and Mail. She previously served as the Globe’s longtime Western Arts Correspondent. Before joining The Globe, Lederman worked for CBC Radio, primarily in Toronto.

Born in Toronto, she now resides in Vancouver. Her first book, Kiss the Red Stairs: The Holocaust, Once Removed, was a national bestseller, named a Hill Times Best Book of 2022, and recognized as a Quill and Quire Book of the Year for 2022. The book also received the Cindy Roadburg Memorial Prize at the Western Canada Jewish Book Awards in 2023.

Lederman has received numerous awards for her writing, including the 2024 Max Wyman Award for Critical Writing.

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