Sharon Hart-Green is a nov­el­ist and lit­er­ary schol­ar who holds a Ph.D. from Bran­deis Uni­ver­si­ty. A pro­fes­sor of Hebrew and Yid­dish lit­er­a­ture at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Toron­to for many years she is the author of two pre­vi­ous non-fic­tion books. She is a high­ly sought-after speak­er who has recent­ly been invit­ed to speak in Jerusalem, Boston, New York, Van­cou­ver, and Toronto.