Hollace Ava Weiner

Hollace Ava Weiner, a Texas transplant born in Washington, DC, has degrees from the University of Maryland and the University of Texas at Arlington and has been awarded fellowships from the American Jewish Archives and the Jewish Women’s Archive. She has written or edited five books and contributed to numerous anthologies.  A past president of the Southern Jewish Historical Society, she remains active in the Texas Jewish Historical Society.

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