Kathy Kacer
Kathy Kacer is a Canadian author of fiction and non-fiction for children about The Holocaust, and has written one adult fiction book. She has won several awards and her books have been translated into a variety of languages, German translation of Clara's War and ちいさな命がくれた勇気, Japanese translation of The Underground Reporters). As well as writing, she speaks to children about the Holocaust, and to educators about teaching sensitive issues to young children.
Personal life
Both Kacer's Jewish parents, Gabriela and Arthur Kacer, were Holocaust survivors, her father having been in a concentration camp and her mother living in hiding. Kacer was born in Toronto, where she still lives, and is married to a lawyer, Ian Epstein. They have two children, Broadway talent Gabi Epstein and actor and singer Jake Epstein. Kacer has a master's degree in psychology and worked with troubled teenagers before becoming a full-time writer in 1998.Awards and honours
- 2008 National [Jewish Book Award] for The Diary of Laura's Twin
- 2009 The Louis L. Lockshin and Brenda Freedman Award, the Youth award of the Canadian Jewish Book Awards, for The Diary of Laura's Twin
- 2009 Yad Vashem Award for Children's Holocaust Literature for Hiding Edith
- Finalist in the Norma Fleck Award in 2005, 2006 and 2010
- And several provincial awards and shortlistings for other awards
Works
Children's fiction
The Secret of Gabi's Dresser, pre-teen fictionNight Spies, "pre-teen non-fiction"Clara's War The Diary of Laura's Twin- Margit, pre-teen fiction
Children's nonfiction
The Underground Reporters Hiding Edith, pre-teen nonfiction- To Hope and Back: The Journey of the St. Louis Whispers trilogy, co-written with Sharon McKayWe Are Their Voice: Young people respond to the Holocaust Shanghai Escape
- ''The Magician of Auschwitz''
Adult fiction
- Restitution: A family's fight for their heritage lost in the Holocaust