Background
Smith, Leora Skolkin was born on February 17, 1952 in New York City. Daughter of Jesse and Rachel (Silberstein) Skolkin.
Smith, Leora Skolkin was born on February 17, 1952 in New York City. Daughter of Jesse and Rachel (Silberstein) Skolkin.
Bachelor, Sarah Lawrence College, 1975; Master of Fine Arts, Sarah Lawrence College, 1980.
Founder, director The Fiction Project for Hospitals, Incorporated, New York York City, 1975-1986. Novelist Candida Donadio/Eric Ashworth Literature Agency, since 1984. Member accredited press Palestine/Israel Conferences, United Nations, New York City, since 1990, novelist, 1991-1993.
Member P.E.N. (grantee 1989).
Married Matthew Benjamin Smith, August 27, 1979.