ELLEN LEVITT is a veteran writer, photographer and teacher. A lifelong resident of Brooklyn, New York, her books include THE LOST SYNAGOGUES OF BROOKLYN (2009); THE LOST SYNAGOGUES OF THE BRONX AND QUEENS (2011); THE LOST SYNAGOGUES OF MANHATTAN (2013); WALKING MANHATTAN (2015); ACCIDENTAL CELEBRITY (2015); a chapter in AMERICA'S FASCINATION WITH ASIAN MARTIAL ARTS (2015).
Her freelance written articles and essays have appeared in the New York Times, New York Teacher, The Wisdom Daily, The Jerusalem Post, Writers Weekly, Grok Nation, and several websites and periodicals.