[About Suzanne Fenster, Writings: Sown in Tears Reaped in Joy, Testimonials, Contact]
[Bracha Leora (nee Suzanne) Fenster has taken her Hebrew Name and uses it also as her pen name. She has written poetry and taken photographs for much of her life. Born and raised in Grand Rapids Michigan, she received her BA from the University of Michigan with concentrations in English and Art History. Following this she pursued an MS in Early Childhood Education from Bank Street College in New York City. Always interested in story, Bracha often gathered dictation from her young students as part of their early reading and writing experiences, and then chronicled the process for themtaking individual portraits of tbe young authors. Her first compilation of peoms and photographs was a chapbook entitled Just Above the Landing. Additionally, Fenster studied the Life Stories Work writing process with the late Julie Portman, and has facilitated the writing of the life story vignettes with the goal of helping others to gather memori. She and her husband have three grown daughters, and live in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.]
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