Rebecca Rivka Rass is the author of two novels, five books of poetic prose, two children’s books, and two guides for creative writing.
Her books have been published in the USA, Israel,
The Netherlands, Switzerland and Spain.
Her articles, reviews and interviews on cultural and artistic topics
were published in:
TERMINAL, a review of contemporary art (Israel); American Book Review (USA); Yedioth Ahronoth (Israel); Yedioth America (USA); Four-By-Five (Israel); Los Angeles Times (USA); Vrij Nederlands, Handelsbladt; Zero Magazine, (The Netherlands); Aftenposten, (Norway).
“VOICES”, for a reader and a clarinet, uses excerpts from her book
“The Image of Woman” with music by Ben-Zion Orgad was performed
in Tel Aviv in 2004 and 2006.
“From A to Z” (1969) was turned into an Opera
by the Italian composer Bruno Maderna and performed at the Darmstadt Opera House,
and as a TV production by NOS Amsterdam.
Her novel “The Mountain” (1982) was turned into a play by Rina Yerushalmi.
Exhibition of her Book-Sculptures were presented in galleries at New York,
Amsterdam and Tel Aviv.
Rebecca Rass is a professor of English at Pace University in New York.
She leads Creative Writing Workshops in Jerusalem and in Tel Aviv.
She won the Prime Minister Prize for Fiction (Israel, 2001),
ACUM Prize (Israel, 1995 & 2009), and CAPS prize for fiction (1981, New York).
She has one daughter, Enid, to whom “The Mountain” is dedicated.
and performed at New York University (1985).