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Elissa Altman

Elissa Altman

Elissa Altman is the award-winning author of the memoir Treyf: My Life as an Unorthodox Outlaw, and the critically-acclaimed memoir Poor Man’s Feast: A Love Story of Comfort, Desire, and the Art of Simple Cooking. 

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Elissa Altman." (Viewed on November 22, 2025) <https://qa.jwa.org/blog/author/elissa-altman>.