Morry Frenkel speaks with Katia Ariel, author of the memoir, The Swift Dark Tide, which was short-listed for the prestigious Stella prize in 2024, and the recently published Ferryman: The Life and Deathwork of Ephraim Finch, the biography of a remarkable man who devoted 30 years of his life to the service of the Jewish community while working at the Melbourne Chevra Kadisha. Katia talks about how she came to write Ferryman, the effect on her of interacting with Ephraim, observing the love he felt when he described consoling the bereaved, and the responsibility she felt in writing about these experiences. Katia also speaks about the role Cas – Ephraim’s wife - has played in his life by enabling him to give himself almost wholly to the community while at the same time being an integral part of local Jewish life herself. Both The Swift Dark Tide and Ferryman: The Life and Deathwork of Ephraim Finch are available in bookstores and through the internet, and are highly recommended.

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