Dr. Gold is a prize-winning author, the editor of the journal JewishFiction.net, a former social work prof, and co-founder of 3 Zionist organizations. An engaging speaker who is fascinated by the relevance of Jewish fiction for exploring contemporary realities (like anti-Israelism on campus or Jewish women's lives), she is the Associate Scholar/Writer-In-Residence, CWSE/OISE/University of Toronto.