Lost Catacomb (Hochberg)

Author Bio
• Birth—December 13, 1949
• Where—Detroit, Michigan, USA
• Education—Ph.D., New York University
• Currently—lives in Jerusalem, Israel


Shifra Hochberg, who received her Ph.D. in English literature from New York University, has published over 20 academic essays, mainly in the field of nineteenth-century fiction and feminist literary theory.  She currently teaches at Ariel University in Israel and makes her home in Jerusalem.  

In the course of writing The Lost Catacomb, Shifra visited Italy 14 times, making on-site visits to all locations in the novel and meeting with families of Italian Holocaust survivors.  She was also privileged to view a special collection of Jewish catacomb artifacts at the Vatican Museum that is normally closed to visitors. (From the author.)

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