Anita Diament Biography

Anita Diament, Author
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BornJune 27, 1951
Age72 years
Anita Diament was born on June 27, 1951, in Brooklyn, New York. She grew up in Newark, New Jersey, and participated in Rutgers University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts level in Relative Literary works. She later on obtained a Master's degree in English from the State University of New York at Binghamton.

Profession:
After finishing her education and learning, Diament functioned as a reporter, adding articles to numerous magazines, including The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and The Jerusalem Post. In the 1980s, she began to focus on composing fiction. Her very first story, "The New Jewish Wedding," was released in 1985. The book came to be a bestseller and has because been updated and also editioned numerous times.

Diament's breakthrough book was "The Red Tent," released in 1997. Guide informs the story of Dinah, a minor personality in the Bible, and reimagines her life and experiences. "The Red Tent" ended up being a bestseller as well as has been translated into more than 25 languages. It was later adjusted right into a television miniseries.

Along with her stories, Diament has actually created numerous non-fiction books, consisting of "Living a Jewish Life" as well as "Choosing a Jewish Life." She is known for her service Jewish society and also traditions as well as has actually been praised for her capacity to make these topics obtainable to a broad target market.

Diament has additionally been active in the Boston-area Jewish area, serving on the board of supervisors of the Jewish Community Relations Council as well as the Boston phase of the Jewish Women's Archive.

Personal Life:
Anita Diament is married to Jim Ball, and the couple has one child. They live in Massachusetts.

Conclusion:
Anita Diament is a well-respected author as well as journalist, understood for her novels and non-fiction service Jewish society and also customs. Her best-known job, "The Red Tent," has come to be a standard of modern Jewish literary works. She remains to write as well as involve with the Jewish neighborhood in the Boston location.

Our collection contains 23 quotes who is written / told by Anita.

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Anita Diament Famous Works:

23 Famous quotes by Anita Diament

Small: Right now, Im Writing song lyrics. Experimenting with a play. Toying with an idea for a documentary.
"Right now, I'm Writing song lyrics. Experimenting with a play. Toying with an idea for a documentary. I hope one of these will eventually be launched into the light of day"
Small: November is Jewish book month, so Jewish Community Centers all around the country have book fairs where
"November is Jewish book month, so Jewish Community Centers all around the country have book fairs where they invite authors and sell books in advance of the holidays"
Small: My six handbooks to Jewish life and lifecycle events mostly followed the trajectory of my adult Jewish
"My six handbooks to Jewish life and lifecycle events mostly followed the trajectory of my adult Jewish life"
Small: My early childhood was spent in Newark, New Jersey, but my family moved to Denver when I was 12
"My early childhood was spent in Newark, New Jersey, but my family moved to Denver when I was 12"
Small: I lived through a classic publishing story. My editor was fired a month before the book came out. The e
"I lived through a classic publishing story. My editor was fired a month before the book came out. The editor who took it over already had a full plate. It was never advertised. We didn't get reviewed in any major outlets"
Small: One of my favorite poets, Neruda, writes close to the bone. Though I know only a little Spanish, I like
"One of my favorite poets, Neruda, writes close to the bone. Though I know only a little Spanish, I like to compare the Spanish and English lines and see how the translator worked"
Small: I tell writers to keep reading, reading, reading. Read widely and deeply. And I tell them not to give u
"I tell writers to keep reading, reading, reading. Read widely and deeply. And I tell them not to give up even after getting rejection letters. And only write what you love"
Small: As a journalist Im comfortable doing library research, and I did a lot! I had a fellowship at Radcliff
"As a journalist I'm comfortable doing library research, and I did a lot! I had a fellowship at Radcliff for a year which gave me access to the Harvard system"
Small: The Sabbath is a weekly cathedral raised up in my dining room, in my family, in my heart
"The Sabbath is a weekly cathedral raised up in my dining room, in my family, in my heart"
Small: The Bible - its sort of the other person in the room. Theres this book, the reader, and the Bible
"The Bible - it's sort of the other person in the room. There's this book, the reader, and the Bible"
Small: Whatever your relationship is to your sacred tradition in the West, you have some relationship to the B
"Whatever your relationship is to your sacred tradition in the West, you have some relationship to the Bible if only through the names of the characters"
Small: The more I do bookstores, the more people come up to me from church groups. I spoke at Pittsburg State
"The more I do bookstores, the more people come up to me from church groups. I spoke at Pittsburg State College and had 2 or 3 ministers and book groups from a couple of churches"
Small: My husband, Jim, converted to Judaism just before our wedding
"My husband, Jim, converted to Judaism just before our wedding"
Small: I never wanted Mary Poppins to be my nanny. I wanted to be her when I grew up
"I never wanted Mary Poppins to be my nanny. I wanted to be her when I grew up"
Small: I have a 10-year track record of writing for the Jewish community
"I have a 10-year track record of writing for the Jewish community"
Small: Until very recently men and women inhabited very separate spheres. There was always interconnection, pa
"Until very recently men and women inhabited very separate spheres. There was always interconnection, passion, love. But men and women didn't hang out at the end of the day and chat about what their day was like at the office"
Small: I got nice rejections explaining that historical fiction was a difficult sell. But I kept trying
"I got nice rejections explaining that historical fiction was a difficult sell. But I kept trying"
Small: Biblical names are hot again
"Biblical names are hot again"
Small: Since 1985, I have written about contemporary Jewish practice and the Jewish community
"Since 1985, I have written about contemporary Jewish practice and the Jewish community"
Small: Theres something almost adolescent about Whitmans paean to everything that was and remains good about A
"There's something almost adolescent about Whitman's paean to everything that was and remains good about America"
Small: The real Mary Poppins got lost when Hollywood turned her into a cream puff
"The real Mary Poppins got lost when Hollywood turned her into a cream puff"
Small: Shakespeare in Love... such smart writing of an alternative view of history, and such beautiful acting.
"Shakespeare in Love... such smart writing of an alternative view of history, and such beautiful acting. Like most Americans, I'm a sucker for the accent"
Small: I love many kinds of music: world music, jazz, classical, pop
"I love many kinds of music: world music, jazz, classical, pop"