Art Magazine
Photo: Courtesy of Tish Rabe Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I went to college to become an Opera Singer and have a Bachelor of Music degree from Ithaca College School of Music. After graduating from college I went to New York to audition to become a professional singer. My […]
Photo: Courtesy of Joni Klein-Higger Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am a children’s book author and songwriter. I write both Jewish and secular books and songs and love doing musical author visits for schools, libraries, and organizations. I initially started off as a songwriter, writing everything from pop, […]
Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Thank you so much for the opportunity to share my work with Judaica in the Spotlight! Writing for children is my third career. Earlier in my life, I worked as a stage manager. Then I went back to school and got my degrees in […]
Photo: Courtesy of Jennifer Rosner Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I grew up in a small town in Connecticut. I trained as an opera singer and I studied philosophy, receiving a B.A. from Columbia and a Ph.D. from Stanford. My husband and I have two daughters, who are now […]
Photo: Courtesy of Emily Sper Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. As an artist, designer, and writer, I attack all aspects of a book at once. I lived in Israel for almost four years, first on a kibbutz and later in Tel Aviv where I worked as a graphic designer […]
Photo: Courtesy of Lisa Rose Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I’m a recovering first grade teacher and part-time mermaid. I like ice cream and hate ketchup. I’m a mother of visually impaired child. I’m also a dogmom, and a catmom. I’m the author of several books for children. Shmulik Paints […]
Photo: Courtesy of Jacqueline Dembar Greene Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I grew up in rural Connecticut, and always wanted to be a French teacher. After college, I began teaching at a high school in Boston. It was a huge change for me to teach city kids who had […]
Photos: Courtesy of Laura Krauss Melmed Please tell us a little about yourself and your background. I’m the author of twenty fiction and non-fiction books for children including two New York Times bestsellers. My books have won many awards, such as the National Jewish Book Award, the ALA Notable Award, and the Parent’s Choice Award. […]
Photo: Courtesy of Linda Elovitz Marshall Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I grew up in the United States, just outside Boston, Massachusetts with my parents, younger brother and younger sister. I had a lot of pets (including several unusual ones) but, most of all, I wanted a horse. I […]
Photo: Courtesy of Laura Gehl Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I have a PhD in neuroscience and began my writing career as a science writer. I wrote about science for a variety of publications, for both children and adults. Gradually, I transitioned into spending more and more of my […]
