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Jeff Gottesfeld. Howard Jeffrey Gottesfeld [3] [4] (born 1956) is an American novelist, playwright, and screen and television writer. In recent years he has focused on writing texts for picture books for children, grades two and up.
May 2, 2023 · On a church soup kitchen line, John refocused his Roman Catholic faith, took a vow of poverty, and resolved to feed as many people as he could. When he learned how much food was discarded by supermarkets and big companies, he wondered if there could be a bank for it all. His priest said, “John, you heard the call. Decide if you want to answer
About Jeff. You can get the basic stuff from Wikipedia, but what you really want are the important things in life: I grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, where I went to Whittier School, Benjamin Franklin Junior High School, and Teaneck High School. My first girlfriend was from Teaneck. So was my second. One of my brothers even married a girl from ...
Apr 16, 2024 · Written by Jeff Gottesfeld and illustrated by Michelle Laurentia Agatha, “Food For Hope” tells the story of John van Hengel, the Catholic man who created food banks inspired by his faith and the hardships of his life. Gottesfeld joined me recently on “Christopher Closeup” (podcast below) to share van Hengel’s story, as well as his own ...
Jeff Gottesfeld. Writer: The Young and the Restless. Jeff Gottesfeld writes for the page, screen, and stage. Raised in Teaneck NJ, he is the author of the New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2016, THE TREE IN THE COURTYARD (Knopf, 2016), illustrated by Peter McCarty.
Apr 13, 2024 · Los Angeles-based author Jeff Gottesfeld and illustrator Michelle Laurentia Agatha from Jakarta, Indonesia have been honored with Christopher Awards for “Food for Hope,” (ages 8 and up ...
