Ellen Levitt is a lifelong resident of Brooklyn, New York, who has written extensively for various publications. Her work has been published in The New York Times, New York Daily News, New York Newsday, New York Teacher, the Academic Library Book Review, MetroImma, the USCJ quarterly, and other publications. She is the author of The Lost Synagogues of Brooklyn (2009), The Lost Synagogues of the Bronx and Queens(2011), and The Lost Synagogues of Manhattan (2013), all published by Avotaynu (CT). Her photographic work has been exhibited at the Brooklyn Historical Society (2006-07 and 2013), CB313 (1999), and other New York area galleries. Ms. Levitt is a veteran teacher with the New York City Department of Education. She has conducted walking tours and bus tours based on her writing, in New York City. She and her husband have two daughters and live in the Midwood section of Brooklyn.