Karen Kirsten

Karen Kirsten is a writer and Holocaust educator who lectures on the topics of hatred and reconciliation around the world. Her work has appeared in Salon.com, The Week, The Jerusalem Post , WIEZ in Poland, Boston's National Public Radio station, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald , and her Best American Essays-nominated piece, "Searching for the Nazi Who Saved My Mother's Life," was selected as a Narratively Best Ever story. Raised in Australia by a mother who was a Holocaust survivor who...See more

Karen Kirsten is a writer and Holocaust educator who lectures on the topics of hatred and reconciliation around the world. Her work has appeared in Salon.com, The Week, The Jerusalem Post , WIEZ in Poland, Boston's National Public Radio station, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald , and her Best American Essays-nominated piece, "Searching for the Nazi Who Saved My Mother's Life," was selected as a Narratively Best Ever story. Raised in Australia by a mother who was a Holocaust survivor who became a born again Christian and grandparents who silenced her questions about extermination camps, Karen lived amongst refugees who were hiding horrible secrets while trying to rebuild their identities. After discovering her grandparents were not her biological grandparents, she traveled the globe to uncover her family's hidden past. She has lived in five countries across three continents and now calls Massachusetts home. She can be found online at KarenKirsten.com. See less