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About Ester Benjamin ShifrenClose
EsterBenjaminShifren
Who am I
I'm a published author, professional international public speaker, musician and visual artist. I grew up in Shanghai and Hong Kong, then as a teen, Israel, South Africa, Canada and currently I live in Los Angeles, California. I was interned for three years during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, and after emigrating to Israel, was in the army for two years. After marrying I lived in S. Africa, eventually emigrated to Toronto, and eventually realized my lifelong dream of living in the USA. Three of my four children also live in California, and my eldest child still lives in Johannesburg.
In 2005 I was a guest of BBC One, in England, and also invited back by the Imperial War Museum to lecture for several days on site. Too much to write about here!
My site, blog, or Twitter handle are
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Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to and any scripts or plays I've authored
My printed book, Hiding in a Cave of Trunks: A prominent Jewish Family's Century in Shanghai and internment in a WWII POW Camp, is published and available on amazon.com. I'm an indie author and have done exceedingly well. Ive been published in several anthologies, Written scrips and produced several revues in South Africa, and Composed music there for school and community productions. I've contributed multiple feature stories to SAJAC (S.African Jewish Assc. Canada)
Services I offer to other writers
I belong to three writing clubs and have been a guest of IWOSC on an expert panel, and will participate in a panel for CWC (California Writers Club) tomorrow, 2 Feb, 2013,
I'm part of these writers' groups or salons
Media outlets that I currently write for
Periodically contribute short stories to SAJAC magazine in Toronto Canada, and published in writing club newsletters.
I found out about She Writes from
Blogs and websites. National Memoir Assc.
About Ester Benjamin Shifren