Faculty
Prof. Vivien Orbach Smith
vivosmith897@aol.comProf. Vivien Orbach Smith is a freelance writer for women’s magazines including Good Housekeeping. She is a co-author of Soaring Underground: A Young Fugitive’s Life in Nazi Berlin (The Compass Press, Washington DC, 1996). She is also a speaker for UJC National Speakers Bureau throughout the United States on such issues as tolerance, conformity, identity and ethical decision-making. Since 2002, she teaches “Feature Writing” and a Feature class for Washington Square News at NYU.
Stories contributed by Prof. Orbach’s students:“Live, From New York, It’s… Louis Klein!” Diehard Saturday Night Live fan finds a life, of sorts, on line by Stephanie Kim
“Salam, My Name Is: Not That Hard to Pronounce” Sassy Muslim-themed T-shirts protest, poke fun and show pride by Lyndsey Matthews