Howard Schwartz (1) (1945–)

Howard Schwartz was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Bluma (Rubin) and Nathan Schwartz, an antiques dealer. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a bachelor's degree in 1967, and a master's degree in 1969. In 1978, he married Tsila Khanem, a calligrapher and illustrator, with whom he had three children. He has been a professor of English at the University of Missouri since 1970. Schwartz is a noted folklorist, poet, author, and editor of dozens of books. He won the National Jewish Book Award in 2005 for Tree of Souls: The Mythology of Judaism. He also has received the Aesop Prize from the American Folklore Society, the American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation, and the Sydney Taylor Book Award, among many others. His children's story Before You Were Born received the Koret International Jewish Book Award in 2006.