Sarah Abrevaya Stein

Sarah Abrevaya Stein is Distnguished Professor of History and the Viterbi Family Chair in Mediterranean Jewish Studies at UCLA. Look for Sarah's award-winning books and learn about upcoming speaking engagements at sarahastein. Sarah is the author or editor of ten books, including Family Papers: a Sephardic Journey Through the Twentieth Century, named a Best Book of 2019 by The Economist, a New York Times Editors’ Choice Book, and a National Jewish Book Award Finalist. The recipient of the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, two National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and two National Jewish Book Awards, her work has been translated into Spanish, French, Hebrew, Russian, and Arabic. Sarah lives and surfs in Santa Monica, CA.