About Jo-Anne Berelowitz
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Jo-Anne Berelowitz is a writer and art historian whose work explores identity, family, cultural displacement, and longing for home. Born and raised in Durban, South Africa, she emigrated to California in 1977.
Her book, SOMEWHERE I BELONG, a work of autofiction that blends memoir and fiction, explores the impact of growing up in South Africa and knowing that she does not belong and will have to leave—points repeatedly made to her by her father. Her story weaves family history, Jewish diaspora experience, personal anecdotes, art history, and a search for home that spans continents and generations.
Somewhere I Belong stands as a moving tribute to the generations that came before and an exploration of identity that resonates with anyone who has wrestled with the question "where do I belong"?