Arlene Perly Rae

Arlene Perly Rae
Born	Arlene Perly 1949
Occupation	Author, journalist, literary critic
Genre	Children's Literature
Spouse	Bob Rae ​ (m. 1980)​

Arlene Perly Rae (born 1949) is a Canadian journalist, literary critic and author. She is married to Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae.^[1]

Early years

Perly Rae was born in 1949 and educated at the University of Toronto.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Perly Rae was a longtime reviewer of children's literature for the Toronto Star. In 1997, she published Everybody's Favourites, a consumer guide to children's literature which evaluated some of the best books in the genre. She has also written as a freelancer for The Globe and Mail, Quill and Quire and Maclean's.^{[citation needed]}

She is a past vice-president of the Canadian Jewish Congress.^[2] and her interest in the welfare of children has led her to be a part of the national Campaign Against Child Poverty.^[3] She has also been on the boards of publisher McClelland and Stewart, the Stratford Festival, and World Literacy of Canada, as well as on the Steering Committee for the United Way of Greater Toronto.^[4] In July 2016, she joined the board of Confederation Centre of the Arts, Canada's National Memorial to the Fathers of Confederation, in Prince Edward Island.^[5]

Family life

Perly Rae and her husband have three daughters. The family are members of Holy Blossom Temple, a Reform Jewish congregation in Toronto.^[3]

References

1. Zolf, Larry (April 2002). "The Last Rae of Sunshine". CBC News. Archived from the original on January 30, 2008. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
2. Walberg, Eric (September 9, 2012). "COMMENT: Canada's diplomatic disaster". The Nelson Daily.
3. Posner, Michael (June 2, 2012). "With departure of rabbi, Holy Blossom faces its own exodus". Globe and Mail. Toronto. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
4. "Arlene Perly Rae". University College. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
5. "Fathers of Confederation Building Trust gets new members - Local - the Guardian". Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.