Author Archive: Jane Pollak

Behind the memoir: A Q&A with Jane Pollak

For nearly six decades, author, artist and entrepreneur Jane Pollak faithfully followed a set of cultural commandments that she believed would guarantee life-long happiness and fulfillment: Remain a virgin until you meet “the one.” Check. Marry a nice Jewish boy. Check. Teach so you have something to fall back on. Check. Have children. Check. For decades, life had unfolded according to Pollak’s master plan, until she found herself in […]