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Sandy Berman

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Born

in Cleveland, Ohio, The United States

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https://www.sandybermanauthor.com

Genre

Historical Fiction, Fiction, Romance

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My family, my colleagues, and my mentor Jane Leavey.

Member Since

July 2014

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My entire professional career has been spent working in the museum world. I was the founding archivist of the Cleveland Jewish Archives at the Western Reserve Historical Society and the founding archivist of the Cuba Family Archives at The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum where I remained for the next twenty-eight years. I recently retired. During my tenure at The Breman I helped to found the largest repository for Jewish collecting of historical material in the Southeast. I also curated numerous exhibitions including "Seeking Justice: The Leo Frank Case Revisited", and "Zap, Pow, Bam, The Superhero in the Golden Age of Comic Books."

Up to the publication of "Klara with a K" my writing was always in the realm of non-fiction. In additio ...more

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Sandy Berman I walk away from the computer. Sometimes I go to the gym. I find it helpful to not push it...new ideas, or a sentence I was stuck on come more natural…moreI walk away from the computer. Sometimes I go to the gym. I find it helpful to not push it...new ideas, or a sentence I was stuck on come more naturally to me if I try not to stress about it.(less)

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Sandy Berman I have always written. Most of my work, however, has been as a historian writing exhibitions on Jewish related topics. Klara with a K is my first atte…moreI have always written. Most of my work, however, has been as a historian writing exhibitions on Jewish related topics. Klara with a K is my first attempt at a work of fiction. I suppose Klara's story was always in the back of my mind. She is a composite of so many of the individuals I had the opportunity to interview in my work at the museum.(less)

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I won

I couldn't believe it…and I am still reeling. I won a bronze medal for my novel Klara with a K from the National Indie Excellence Book Awards.

The novel won in the historical fiction category.

Yeah!!!

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Published on May 12, 2015 13:05

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