Yelena Lembersky

Yelena Lembersky is a Russian Jewish émigré writer who grew up in Leningrad and moved to the United States in 1987. She trained in art and architecture and worked as an architect before turning to writing. She co-wrote the 2022 memoir Like a Drop of Ink in a Downpour: Memories of Soviet Russia with her mother, Galina, and co-authored Felix Lembersky: Paintings and Drawings (2009) about her grandfather's art. Her work has appeared in World Literature Today, where she was interviewed in May 2022 by Susan Blumberg-Kason. The memoir was a finalist for a National Jewish Book Award.