Kitty Zeldis: ONE OF THEM

Meryl chats with Kitty Zeldis about her new novel, One of Them, a story about two young women at Vassar in the years after World War II. It is a tale of secrets and lies, the knotty question of Jewish identity, and the complicated relationship of mothers and daughters. Born in Israel, Kitty Zeldis is the pen name of a Brooklyn-based author of nine novels and more than 35 books for children. Her new historical novel, One of Them, was just published. Her fiction, essays and articles have appeared in numerous national and literary publications including the New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, Family Circle and O, the Oprah Magazine. She is the Fiction Editor of Lilith Magazine and lives in Brooklyn. Facebook: www.facebook.com/kittyzeldis Instagram: www.instagram.com/kittyzeldis On People of the Book, award-winning author Meryl Ain chats with notable authors, and brings you the best in books with Jewish content. From novels to memoirs to short stories to scholarly tomes, we cover a wide range of reads. Our freewheeling conversations are thought provoking and intimate. They span historical themes, contemporary issues, the writing process, and the influences that inspire and empower writers to tell their stories and share them with the world. Meryl is the award-winning author of The Takeaway Men, a post-Holocaust novel, and the sequel, Shadows We Carry. Her new collection of short stories, Remember to Eat, will be published in January 2026. She is also the founder of the Facebook group, Jews Love To Read! People of the Book is a copyrighted work © of Meryl Ain and Authors on The Air Global Radio Network. Website: merylain.com/ https://www.facebook.com/PeopleOfTheBookWithMerylAin facebook.com/MerylAinAuthor/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/455865462463744 Copyright by Authors on the Air Global Radio Network #AuthorsOnTheAir #AuthorsOnTheAirGlobalRadioNetwork #AOTA #KittyZeldis #OneOfThem #PostWorldWarII #Vassar #Poughkeepsie #Antisemitism #WASPCulture #Manhattan #Paris #Palestine #Kibbutz #SecretsAndLies #MotherDaughterRelationship #JewishIdentity #WritingProcess #LilithMagazine #HistoricalFiction #ReligiousPersecution #Prejudice #TheDressmakersOfProspectHeights #NotOurKind #PeopleoftheBook #MerylAin #TheTakeawayMen #Sequel #ShadowsWeCarry #RememberToEat #LetsTalkJewishBooks #JewsLoveToRead