Annette Libeskind Berkovits was born in Kyrgyzstan and grew up in postwar Poland and the fledgling state of Israel before coming to America at age 16. In her three-decade career with the Wildlife Conservation Society in New York, she spearheaded the institution’s nationwide and worldwide science education programs. Her achievements include.... more
Annette Libeskind Berkovits was born in Kyrgyzstan and grew up in postwar Poland and the fledgling state of Israel before coming to America at age 16. In her three-decade career with the Wildlife Conservation Society in New York, she spearheaded the institution’s nationwide and worldwide science education programs. Her achievements include the first-ever agreement to bring environmental education to China’s schools. The National Science Foundation has recognized her outstanding leadership in the field. Now retired, she is pursuing her life-long love of writing. She is the author of “In the Unlikeliest of Places” and “Confessions of an Accidental Zoo Curator.”
Annette Berkovits's Projects
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Confessions of an Accidental Zoo Curator
From cougars, orangutans, supersize snakes, fugitive pigs, and a shocked New York City cabbie, Co... more
Erythra Thalassa: Brain Disrupted
A searing portrayal of a mother's anguish over the sudden hemorrhagic stroke of her son—devoted fath... more
The Corset Maker
Orthodoxy or Rebellion. Love or War. Privation or Glamour. Betrayal or Devotion
“The Corset Maker... more