Ilana Kurshan

Ilana Kurshan
Residence Jerusalem
Nationality American Israeli
Alma mater Harvard University (B.A., History of Science, 2000)
Cambridge University (M.Phil, English literature, 2002)
Occupation Writer, Translator, Editor
Spouse(s) Daniel Feldman[1] (4 children)
Awards 2018 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature
Website https://ilanakurshan.com

Ilana Kurshan is an American-Israeli author who lives in Jerusalem. She is best known for her memoir of Talmud study amidst life as a single woman, a married woman, and a mother, If All the Seas Were Ink.

Personal life

Kurshan was raised on Long Island as the daughter of a Conservative rabbi and an executive at UJA-Federation of New York. She graduated from Huntington High School, Harvard College, and Cambridge University, where she studied the History of Science and English Literature. She worked as an editor and literary agent in New York before moving to Jerusalem with her first husband for his rabbinic studies. Although her first marriage quickly crumbled, Kurshan stayed in Jerusalem, working as a translator and foreign-rights agent. In her memoir, she describes how she found a lifeline in the Daf Yomi, the daily study of the Babylonian Talmud, applying its richness to her life as first a single woman, and then as a remarried wife and mother.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Professional career

In addition to her own books, Kurshan has translated books by Ruth Calderon and Binyamin Lau from Hebrew to English.[10] She is the Book Review Editor for Lilith Magazine,[11] and her writings have appeared in Lilith, The Forward, The World Jewish Digest, Hadassah, Nashim, Zeek, Kveller, and Tablet.[12]

Bibliography

  1. If All the Seas Were Ink (Sept 2017)
  2. Why is This Night Different from All Other Nights?: The Four Questions Around the World (2008)

References

  1. ↑ "Standing Suspended in This Miracle". Lilith Magazine. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  2. ↑ "Divorced and battling illness, rabbi's daughter finds her lifeline in the Talmud". Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  3. ↑ "Ilana Kurshan: A delightful surprise - American Jewish World". American Jewish World. 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  4. ↑ "Talmud Tales: Ilana Kurshan's new book is inspired by 'Daf Yomi' studies". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  5. ↑ Stern, Marissa (2017-09-13). "Memoir Provides Engaging Look at Talmudic Text - Jewish Exponent". Jewish Exponent. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  6. ↑ "Ilana Kurshan's Memoir Recounts Her Life in Israel, One Page of Talmud at a Time". Tablet Magazine. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  7. ↑ Kasmer-Jacobs, Jessica (2017-09-19). "The World's Largest Book Club". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  8. ↑ "educators". Bronfman Fellows. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  9. ↑ "Getting Personal About The Talmud". Jewish Week. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  10. ↑ "Amazon.com: Ilana Kurshan: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  11. ↑ "Masthead". Lilith Magazine. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  12. ↑ "About Ilana Kurshan". Ilana Kurshan. 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2017-09-25.


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