Jewish-Canadian authors

This is a list of key Jewish-Canadian authors, with an article and critical history to follow.

A

• Irving Abella (historian)
• Barbara Amiel (journalist)
• Lisa Appignanesi (journalist and novelist)

B

• Ben Barry (entrepreneur and author)
• Saul Bellow (Canadian-born American novelist)
• David Bezmozgis (novelist and short story writer)

C

• Leonard Cohen (poet, novelist, songwriter)
• Matt Cohen (novelist)
• Michael Coren (journalist and biographer)

D

• Cory Doctorow (science fiction writer)

E

• Rebecca Eckler (journalist)

F

• Ken Finkleman (screenwriter)
• Diane Flacks (playwright)
• Martin Friedland (law writer)
• David Frum (journalist)
• Linda Frum (journalist)

G

• Gabriella Goliger (novelist)[1]
• Noam Gonick (screenwriter)
• Nora Gold (author, activist)

H

• Charles Yale Harrison (novelist, biographer)[2]
• Anna Heilman (memoirist)
• Simma Holt (journalist and politician)
• Mel Hurtig (journalist and publisher)
• Zach Hyman (children's author)

J

• Jane Jacobs (philosopher, political theorist)
• George Jonas (journalist, poet and playwright)

K

• Naïm Kattan (novelist and essayist)
• A.M. Klein (poet, novelist, essayist)
• Naomi Klein (journalist)
• Rachel Korn (poet)
• Henry Kreisel (novelist)

L

• Michele Landsberg (journalist)
• Irving Layton (poet)
• Allan Levine (novelist)
• Norman Levine (short story writer)
• Dahlia Lithwick (journalist and editor)

M

• Eli Mandel (poet)
• Stephen Marche (novelist)
• Michael Marrus (historian)
• Seymour Mayne (poet)
• Anne Michaels (poet, novelist)
• Hannah Moscovitch (playwright)

N

• Jay Newman (philosopher and academic)
• M. J. Nurenberger (journalist)

R

• David Rakoff (humorist)
• Edeet Ravel (novelist)
• Judy Rebick (journalist)
• Abraham Rhinewine (journalist)
• Mordecai Richler (novelist, essayist)
• Nancy Richler (novelist)
• Ellen Roseman (journalist, essayist, author)
• Chava Rosenfarb (novelist, poet, playwright)
• Stuart Ross (poet, short story writer, essayist)

S

• Jason Sherman (playwright)
• Joseph Sherman (poet)
• Kenneth Sherman (poet)

T

• Ellie Tesher (journalist)
• Karen X. Tulchinsky (novelist)

W

• Michael Wex (novelist and playwright)
• Adele Wiseman (novelist)

Z

• Larry Zolf (journalist)
• Rachel Zolf (poet)

References

1. "Author Gabriella Goliger to read at Jewish Book Festival" Archived 2011-01-02 at the Wayback Machine. GayVancouver.net, November 17, 2010.
2. "Harrison, Charles Yale (1054778)" (24 January 1917). Personnel Records of the First World War, Box: 4101 - 44, ID: 443038. Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada. 1992-93/166.

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