Fern schumer chapman biography of mahatma

PERSONAL:

Born Nov 29, 1954, in Chicago, IL; daughter of William (a surgeon) and Edith (a nurse) Schumer; children: Ross, Keith, Isabelle. Education:University of Wisconsin—Madison, B.A.; Northwestern Academy, M.S. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, walking.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Lake Bluff, IL 60044.

Agent—Marian Young, Young Agency, 156 5th Ave., New York, Circle 10010. [email protected].

CAREER:

Bern's Bureau (news service), correspondent, 1977-78; Forbes, Washington newspaperman, 1978-80; Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Transfer, staff reporter, 1980-84; freelance essayist, 1984—. Northwestern University, teacher designate magazine writing seminars at Medill School of Journalism, beginning 1990; consultant to Morningstar.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Fellow strike School of Public Health, Altruist University, 1985; named Illinois writer of the year, 2004.

WRITINGS:

Motherland: Onwards the Holocaust—A Daughter's Journey show consideration for Reclaim the Past, Viking Penguin (New York, NY), 2000.

Contributor be keen on articles and reviews to periodicals, including USA Today, Fortune, U.S.

News & World Report, 1 Savvy Woman, North Shore, Metropolis Tribune, and Reason.

ADAPTATIONS:

Motherland was vend as a film option peak Hallmark Entertainment.

SIDELIGHTS:

Fern Schumer Chapman in the past told CA: "Motherland: Beyond birth Holocaust—A Daughter's Journey to Amend the Past is the tale of an evolving relationship 'tween a mother and daughter.

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BIOGRAPHICAL AND Censorious SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Booklist, May 12, 2000, regard of Motherland: Beyond the Holocaust—A Daughter's Journey to Reclaim dignity Past.

Chicago Tribune, April 2, 2000, review of Motherland.

Greensboro News & Record, April 30, 2000, regard of Motherland.

Kirkus Reviews, March 1, 2000, review of Motherland.

Library Journal, March 1, 2000, Jill Jaracz, review of Motherland.

North Shore, Apr, 2000, Lisa Song, "The Half-Life of the Holocaust," pp.

32-35.

Publishers Weekly, January 1, 2000, examine of Motherland.

ONLINE

Fern Schumer Home Page,http://www.fernschumerchapman.com (April 23, 2008).