Bel Kaufman

Bella "Bel" Kaufman (May 10, 1911 - July 25, 2014) was an American teacher and author of Jewish-Ukrainian descent.www.bookrags.com She was best known for writing the 1965 bestselling novel Up the Down Staircase.

Kaufman was born in Berlin, Germany to Jewish-Russian parents. She was raised in Odesa and Kyiv, Ukraine.

Kaufman died at home in New York City on July 25, 2014, aged 103.

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