Arlene Perly Rae
Arlene Perly Rae | |
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| Born | Arlene Perly 1949 |
| Occupation | Author, journalist, literary critic |
| Genre | Children's Literature |
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Arlene Perly Rae is a Canadian journalist, literary critic and author. She is married to Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae.[1]
Early years[]
Perly Rae was born in 1949 and educated at the University of Toronto.[citation needed]
Career[]
Perly Rae was a longtime reviewer of children's literature for the Toronto Star. In 1997, she published Everybody's Favourites, a consumer guide to children's literature which evaluated some of the best books in the genre. She has also written as a freelancer for The Globe and Mail, Quill and Quire and Maclean's.[citation needed]
Perly Rae is a past vice-president of the Canadian Jewish Congress.[2] and her interest in the welfare of children has led her to be a part of the national Campaign Against Child Poverty.[3] She has also been on the boards of publisher McClelland and Stewart, the Stratford Festival, and World Literacy of Canada, as well as on the Steering Committee for the .[4] She is currently[when?] co-chairing the YWCA's Elm Centre Capital Campaign, a project set to create 300 units of permanent housing for women and women-led families in Toronto. In July 2016, she joined the board of Confederation Centre of the Arts, Canada's National Memorial to the Fathers of Confederation, in Prince Edward Island.[5]
Perly Rae is frequently invited to give speeches on such diverse topics as literacy, combating racism, and the importance of the arts.[citation needed]
Family life[]
Both Perly Rae and her husband are members of Holy Blossom Temple, a Reform Jewish congregation in Toronto.[3]
References[]
- ^ Zolf, Larry (April 2002). "The Last Rae of Sunshine". CBC News. Archived from the original on January 30, 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ Walberg, Eric (9 September 2012). "COMMENT: Canada's diplomatic disaster". The Nelson Daily.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Posner, Michael (June 2, 2012). "With departure of rabbi, Holy Blossom faces its own exodus". Globe and Mail. Toronto. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- ^ "Arlene Perly Rae". University College. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2016-11-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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