Aviya Kush­n­er

Aviya Kush­n­er grew up in a Hebrew-speak­ing home in New York. Once an Inter­na­tion­al Jerusalem Post trav­el colum­nist, she now teach­es in the non­fic­tion writ­ing pro­gram at Colum­bia Col­lege Chica­go. She is also a con­tribut­ing edi­tor at A Pub­lic Space and a men­tor for the Nation­al Yid­dish Book Center.