Howard Schwartz

Howard Schwartz
Born (1945-04-21) April 21, 1945 (age 79)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
OccupationAuthor, professor, editor
Genremyth, poetry, fiction
Website
howardschwartz.com

Howard Schwartz (born April 21, 1945) is an American folklorist, author, poet, and editor of dozens of books. He has won the international Koret Jewish Book Award,[1] for the book Before You Were Born, and won a 2005 National Jewish Book Award for Tree of Souls: The Mythology of Judaism.[2][3] He has been featured in the Jewish Children's Book Project,[4] local media in his hometown of Saint Louis,[5] The Jerusalem Post,[6] and The Canadian Jewish News,[7] as well as in many other publications.

  1. ^ "Koret Book Award Press Release". Retrieved July 26, 2008.
  2. ^ Hebrwcollege.edu
  3. ^ "Past Winners". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "Sippurim.org". Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
  5. ^ STLtoday – Tree of Souls by Howard Schwartz[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ Leib, Erin (June 3, 2005). "More than myth". Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on March 27, 2010.
  7. ^ "Home". The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved January 24, 2020.