Kathy Kacer
Kathy Kacer (born 6 September 1954) is a Canadian author of fiction and non-fiction for children about The Holocaust, and has written one adult fiction book ("Restitution"). She has won several awards and her books have been translated into a variety of languages (e.g. "Die Kinder aus Theresienstadt" (), German translation of "Clara's War" and "ちいさな命がくれた勇気" (), Japanese translation of "The Underground Reporters"). As well as writing, she speaks to children about the Holocaust, and to educators about teaching sensitive issues to young children. Personal life. Both Kacer's Jewish parents, Gabriela (née Offenberg) and Arthur Kacer, were  Holocaust survivors, her father having been in a concentration camp and her mother living in hiding. Kacer was born in Toronto, where she still lives, and is married to a lawyer, Ian Epstein. They have two children, Broadway talent Gabi Epstein and actor and singer Jake Epstein. Kacer has a master's degree in psychology and worked with troubled teenagers before becoming a full-time writer in 1998. External links.