Ilana Kurshan

Ilana Kurshan
אילנה קורשן
Alma materHarvard University (BA, History of Science, 2000)
Cambridge University (M.Phil, English literature, 2002)
OccupationsWriter, translator, editor
SpouseDaniel Feldman
Children5
Awards2018 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature
Websitehttps://ilanakurshan.com

Ilana Kurshan (Hebrew: אילנה קורשן) is an American-Israeli author, translator, and editor based in Jerusalem. She is author of the memoirs If All the Seas Were Ink (2017) and Children of the Book: A Memoir of Reading Together (2025). Kurshan's work explores themes of faith, family, and the power of Jewish texts in contemporary life.