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Julia Knobloch
b. 1973
Current City, State, Country
Los Angeles, California, USA
Birth City, State, Country
Mainz, Germany
Biography
Julia Knobloch is a poet, rabbi, and editor. A former documentary filmmaker, she is the author of three collections of poetry and was awarded a 2021 AJU Word Grant Bruce Geller Memorial Prize for her poetry community building and retreat facilitating projects. A former Brooklyn Poets Fellow, she is based in Los Angeles.
Published Works
Liner Notes (Kelsay Books, 2025)
Book of Failed Salvation (Chapbook; Ben Yehuda Press, 2021)
Do Not Return (Broadstone Books, 2019)
Author Site
Links to Sample Works
Video Reading
Current Title
Rabbi at Temple Beth El in San Pedro, CA
Education
Rabbinic Ordination, Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles, 2025
Graduate Degree in Philosophy and Romance Languages (European Portuguese and French) from Heidelberg University, Germany