Jane Bernstein
Teacher, Speaker, Advocate
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The Face Tells the Secret
Loving Rachel
Rachel was only six weeks old when Jane and her husband were told she was blind and would never see more than light and shadow.
Gina from Siberia
Based on the true story of Gina, a wire-haired terrier, whose human family snuck her out of Siberia.
Second Lives: Tales from Two Cities
What is a city? Do people make cities or do cities make people? And can cities have second lives?
Bereft
In the summer of 1966 Jane’s adored older sister, Laura, was stabbed to death by a stranger, for no apparent reason.
Seven Minutes in Heaven
One day Polly’s friend Jeff showed up at her doorstep, wanting to move in.
Rachel in the World
Jane thought that learning to accept her daughter’s disabilities meant her struggles were over. But as Rachel grew up and needed more than a parent’s devotion, both mother and daughter were confronted with formidable obstacles.
Departures
Lydia, a young woman living in Greenwich Village, was on her way to becoming the scientist she dreamed of being as a child. Then she met Kramer…