Karen Kirsten

Karen Kirsten is the author of Irena's Gift, an Australian Jewish Book Award finalist. Karen is an Australian-American writer and Holocaust educator who speaks on the topics of hatred and reconciliation around the world. Her work has been published by Narratively and nominated for Best American Essays, also in Salon, Huffington Post, The Week, The Jerusalem Post, WIEZ in Poland, Boston's National Public Radio station, The Boston Herald, The Christian Post, The Age, The Brisbane Times, WA Today and The Sydney Morning Herald.