Eri­ka Drei­fus is the author of Birthright: Poems and Qui­et Amer­i­cans: Sto­ries, which was named an Amer­i­can Library Association/​Sophie Brody Medal Hon­or Title for out­stand­ing achieve­ment in Jew­ish lit­er­a­ture. An active Jew­ish lit­er­ary con­sul­tant and advo­cate, Eri­ka teach­es at Baruch College/​CUNY; serves on the boards of The Artists Against Anti­semitism and the Leo Baeck Insti­tute; and is a Sami Rohr Jew­ish Lit­er­ary Insti­tute fel­low. Find her online at ErikaDrei​fus​.com.