Beryl lieff benderly biography of abraham

PERSONAL: Born December 25, , in Chicago, IL; daughter of Morris (a chemist) and Pearl (a sociologist; maiden name, Jacobs) Lieff; married Jordan Benderly (a government official), May 22, ; children: Daniel Ethan, Alicia Nadine. Education: Attended Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia, ; University of Pennsylvania, B.A., , M.A., ; graduate study at Washington University,

ADDRESSES: Home—Washington, DC. Agent—Virginia Barber Literary Agency, Inc., West 21st St., New York, NY

CAREER: Fisk University, Nashville, TN, instructor, ; University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, instructor in sociology and anthropology, ; American University, Washington, DC, research scientist and social-cultural specialist, ; freelance writer, —.

Member of judging committee, MacDougal Creative Writing Prize,

MEMBER: National Book Critics Circle, American Society of Journalists and Authors (member of national board, ; chair of Washington, DC, chapter,