Sarah is an Australian born, Iraqi Jewish writer, poet, and educator. She is the author of the award winning picture book, Shoham’s Bangle and This is Not a Cholent. Her poetry micro chapbook, This is Why We Don’t Look Back was awarded the Harbor Review Jewish Women’s Poetry prize. Her poetry and personal essays have been published in Consequence Forum, Hadassah Magazine, Michigan Quarterly and elsewhere. She is an editorial advisor for Distinctions: A Sephardi and Mizrahi Journal. She is also the joint author of the The In-Between a literary dialogue about identity and belonging, Verlagshaus Berlin. She received her MA in English Literature and Creative Writing from Bar Ilan University. Sarah is currently an Elson Israel Fellow with the Jewish Federation of Tulsa. She lives in Jerusalem with her husband and four boys. Visit www.sarahsassoon.com
