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	Nachman Berkowitz	Mr. Berkowitz is a Siberian concentration camp survivor, who was released after the war and moved back to his native Poland in 1946 where he encountered anti-Semitism that almost cost him his life. To document his experiences during World War II, he wrote *The Diary of a Holocaust Survivor* to help surviving generations understand the terrors of that time in history.
	Marilyn Heins, M.D.	Dr. Heins is a pre-eminent Professor and former Dean with a specialty in pediatrics who turned her attention to writing parenting columns for the Arizona Star. Her books Child Care/Parent Care and Parent Tips - for Effective, Enjoyable Parenting have become recommended resource materials for parents.
	Amy Hirshberg Lederman	Ms. Lederman is an educator, author and columnist who teaches and writes about Jewish family, culture and life and appears in numerous Jewish newspapers and magazines throughout the United States. She has written *One God, Many Paths: Finding Meaning and Inspiration in Jewish Teachings.*
	Solomon Littman	Mr. Littman is a Visiting Scholar in the Judaic Studies Department of the UA and is an acknowledged expert on the history of the Holocaust. He has written *War Criminal on Trial; Rauca of Kaunas* and *Pure Soldiers or Sinister Legion: The Ukrainian 14th Waffen-SS Division.*
	Beth Alpert Nakhai	Ms. Nakhai is an Associate Professor in the Arizona Center for Judaic Studies at UA, and is the author of *Archaeology and the Religions of Canaan and Israel*. Her fields of interest include archaeology, biblical studies and Hebrew, women in ancient Israel and ancient Near Eastern History.
	Michael L. Rosenzweig	Mr. Rosenzweig, an Ecologist and Director of Tumamoc-People and Habitats at the UA, coined the phrase "Reconciliation Ecology." It is explained in one of his books Win-Win Ecology which shows how human needs can co-exist with wild species while preserving the Earth's diversity.
	Howard Salmon	Howard Salmon, is the artist and publisher of Israel in Watercolors and the Comic Book Siddur. He exhibits his drawings and paintings internationally, however he is best known in Tucson. He was won the Tucson Pima Art's Council's "Best Emerging Artist" award in 2007. In 2009, he designed and painted the murals for the Tucson Festival of Books. He teaches art for Pima College, and teaches courses in Comic Book Drawing for the City of Tucson. Contact him at howardsalmon.com
	David Wilson	David Wilson, director/performing artist in theatre, film,television, radio, recorded music and writing, earned his Bachelor of Arts with a major in music from the University of Arizona in Tucson. After establishing himself as a performer on network television, movies, recording and concerts in Los Angeles, he added a new dimension to his career as a writer. Subsequently, he has authored screenplays, teleplays, stageplays and books. Wilson’s talents have been widely recognized, as evidenced by a Grammy Award for The Desiderata album on Warner Bros. Records and multiple ASCAP Awards for several of his own musical and literary productions. He is a recipient of the Critics Selection Award for his work in television, the Star Sapphire Halo Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Entertainment Industry from the Southern California Motion Picture Industry, and has Emmy nominations for many of his lyrics. In fact, the famous director Steven Spielberg is quoted as saying his poetry and songs are like “miniature art films.”
	Eve A. Wood, M.D.	Dr. Wood, A Professor, Psychiatrist, talk-show host and columnist, has written many books to help individuals take charge of their lives. Her works include *There's Always Help; There's Always Hope, 10 Steps to Take Charge of Your Emotional Life* and The Stop Anxiety Now Kit.


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