Karen Levine facts for kids
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Karen Levine CM (born 1955) is a Canadian radio producer and writer. She is known for creating amazing radio documentaries. Her work has won two special awards called Peabody Awards. On December 18, 2024, she was honored as a Member of the Order of Canada. This is a very high award in Canada.
Karen has worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) for more than thirty years. The CBC is Canada's national public broadcaster. She helped create many popular radio shows. Some of these shows include The Sunday Edition, As It Happens, Morningside, and This Morning. She lives in Toronto, Canada.
Karen Levine's Famous Work
The Story of Hana's Suitcase
One of Karen Levine's most famous works is her radio documentary called Hana's Suitcase. This documentary won a gold medal at the New York International Radio Festival. It tells a true and important story.
In 2002, Karen Levine turned her radio documentary into a book. The book is titled Hana's Suitcase: A True Story. It became a best-seller around the world. The book won many awards, including:
- The Sydney Taylor Book Award for older readers
- The Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award
- The Flora Stieglitz Straus Award
- The Isaac Frischwasser Memorial Award in Children’s Literature
Hana's Suitcase was also nominated for other important awards. These included the Norma Fleck Award and the Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature. The story was so powerful that it was made into a play by Emil Sher. A documentary film about the story, Inside Hana's Suitcase, was also made in 2009 by Larry Weinstein.
Award-Winning Documentaries
Karen Levine has produced other radio documentaries that won Peabody Awards. These awards recognize excellent work in radio and television.
- In 1989, she produced Lost Innocence: The Children of World War II. This documentary explored the experiences of children during World War II.
- In 2001, she produced A Murder in the Neighbourhood. Both of these documentaries were recognized for their high quality and important storytelling.
