Karen Levine (born 1955) is a Canadian

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producer and writer. Her radio documentaries have won two

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s. On December 18, 2024, she was named a Member of the

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. Karen has worked for the

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(CBC) for over thirty years, working on shows such as '' The Sunday Edition'', ''

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'', '' Morningside'' and ''This Morning''. She now lives in

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. Her radio documentary for CBC ''

Hana's Suitcase Hana "Hanička" Brady (born Hana Bradyová; 16 May 1931 – 23 October 1944) was a Czechoslovak Jewish girl murdered in the gas chambers at German concentration camp at Auschwitz, located in the occupied territory of Poland, during the Holocaus ...

'' won a gold medal at the New York International Radio Festival. In 2002, she published a book based on that documentary ''Hana's Suitcase: A True Story''. An international best-seller, the book received the

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for older readers, the

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, the Flora Stieglitz Straus Award and the Isaac Frischwasser Memorial Award in Children’s Literature. It appeared on the short lists for the

Norma Fleck Award The Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction is a lucrative literary award founded in May 1999 by the Fleck Family Foundation and the Canadian Children's Book Centre, and presented to the year's best non-fiction book for a youth audien ...

and the

Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature The Governor General's Award for English-language children's writing is a Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian writer for a children's book written in English. It is one of four children's book awards among the Governor Ge ...

. The book was adapted into a play by Emil Sher and a 2009 documentary film, ''

Inside Hana's Suitcase ''Inside Hana's Suitcase'' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Larry Weinstein and released in 2009. Adapted in part from Karen Levine's book ''Hana's Suitcase'', who originally received Hana's Suitcase, the film centres on the story of ...

'', by

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. Levine was producer for the CBC radio documentaries ''Lost Innocence: The Children of World War II'' and ''A Murder in the Neighbourhood'' which received Peabody Awards in 1989 and 2001 respectively.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Levine, Karen 1955 births Living people Canadian radio producers Canadian women non-fiction writers Writers from Ottawa Canadian women children's writers Canadian radio writers Canadian women radio writers Women radio producers Writers from Toronto Members of the Order of Canada