Barbara Krasner is the author of many books across genres, including fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and children's literature. Her recent titles include 37 Days at Sea: Aboard the M.S. St. Louis, 1939, Civilian Casualties in War and Ethel's Song: Ethel Rosenberg's Life in Poems. Her book Goldie Takes a Stand! Golda Meir's First Crusade was a recipient of the Sydney Taylor Honor Award. She holds a Ph.D. in Holocaust & Genocide Studies from Gratz College, teaches in the Holocaust & Genocide Studies Program at The College of New Jersey, and serves as director of the Mercer County Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Education Center. She also holds an MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts.