Danny M. Cohen

10 things about me...

[1] I write fiction about history and memory. My novel TRAIN and my choose-your-own-pathway short story THE 19TH WINDOW are inspired by hidden Holocaust histories.

[2] I wrote the foreword to 'Present Past' by Ava Kadishson Schieber, and I co-wrote (with Phyllis Lassner) the foreword to 'I Was A Doctor In Auschwitz' by Gisella Perl.

[3] I'm currently adapting my novel TRAIN into a screenplay.

[4] I'm a learning scientist and professor at Northwestern University. I write academic research articles and teach classes on Holocaust memory, hidden narratives, museums and memorials, film and fiction, and education design.

[5] I'm the founder of Unsilence, a national initiative to help communities explore hidden injustices in the past and present.

[6] I'm a learning experience designer. I create digital exhibitions, webquests, and interactive testimonies.

[7] I'm a public speaker. I facilitate youth workshops, community programs, and educator trainings. Since 2010, I've reached more than 16,000 people across 18 states (and counting!).

[8] I co-chair the Illinois Holocaust & Genocide Commission.

[9] A singer in the folk-rock band They Won't Win, I co-wrote and co-produced our debut album, LOST AT SEA, to explore grief, intimate partner violence, and LGBTQ acceptance.

[10] Originally from London, I've lived in Chicago since 2004.