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Biographical notes
Shlomo Gleibman moved to Canada from Ukraine over twenty years ago and received his PhD from York University’s Humanities program and the Israel and Golda Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies. Shlomo teaches at York and other Canadian universities and has authored dozens of publications for academic and general audiences. He serves on the board of Canadian Comparative Literature Association and as a guest editor at the Canadian Review of Comparative Literature.
Olga Stein was born in Moscow. She lived in Israel before moving with her parents to Canada. Her PhD, from York University’s English department, focused on contemporary Canadian fiction and cultural institutions. She is an editor, literary critic, poet, and sometime university instructor. Her public-facing essays, book reviews, author interviews, and scholarly pieces have appeared in numerous Canadian publications.