Dr Azila Talit Reisenberger,Le Professeur Distinqué UCT, who is  known as Tzili, has published numerous academic articles and books as well as seven volumes of poetry, most recent: Life in Translation (Modjaji Books) and Silver Highlights (Snailpress); short stories, and a novel which have been translated to many languages.

She is an accomplished author, who has been invited to Artists Residences around the world and currently is writing a prayer book for women, a book on ‘how not to destroy your children before breakfast’ and the sequel to The Other Booker Prize, her first novel.

Azila/ Tzili is a champion of women’s rights, and since 1989, she has served as spiritual leader (Rabbi) of the Jewish Progressive Community in East London.