I've live in Scotland, England, Israel, South Africa, and on both coasts of the United States. The most influential figures on my adult life, other than my late father, were Churchill, Golda Meir and Nelson Mandela. The one person in the world I do not want to be like, but actually want to be, is Meryl Streep, in fact I'm thinking of bribing or bullying her into selling me her soul for the next life (she's almost used it up in this.) My major literary influences were the Bible, the ancient Greek tragedians,Shakespeare, Dostoevsky - especially Crime and Punishment, Ibsen, Pirandello and Brecht. I very much admire the works of Athol Fugard.  I've been tortured by and riveted to every word by Elie Wiesel. I love all the works of Barbara Kingsolver, especially the Poisonwood Bible; and I was overwhelmed by Nicole Krauss' The History of Love. I'm a director, theater teacher and actor, and have  directed both in the US and in Israel, including Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard and Athol Fugard’s Playground, both mentioned in my recently released novel, Israela. I earned a BA in English literature, and I have a Masters and a Ph.D. in theater Arts from UCLA. I have lived in Israel intermittently since early childhood. Have taught Hebrew literature and biblical studies to adults in St. Louis, and Hebrew to adults in Boston. I worked as an Assistant to the Cultural Attache of Israel in Boston as the coordinator of educational programs for exchange students between U.S. and Israel. Currently, I write. My new novel, Hidden, comprised of two novellas: Hidden and Hanover Gardens, is available on amazonbooks and Barnes & Noble.com.My previously published works are Israela, 2011, Electra: A Gender Sensitive Study of the Plays Based on the Myth, and "Passion Play," a poem in Psychological Perspectives, 2003.   

Phi Beta Gamma
Summa Cum Laude
PH.D. Theatre Arts, UCLA