Dara Horn
Founder and President
The Tell Institute

Dara Horn is the New York Times bestselling author of eight books, including People Love Dead Jews and her latest work, The Final Solution to the Jewish Question: A Love Story for the Living, published in September 2026. She is widely regarded as one of the most prominent voices examining Jewish life and antisemitism in America and around the world. A three-time winner of the National Jewish Book Award, Horn received her doctorate in Yiddish and Hebrew literature from Harvard University and has taught at Sarah Lawrence College, Yeshiva University and Harvard. She has also served on Harvard's Antisemitism Advisory Group and engaged with government and educational leaders on the challenges facing Jewish communities. Horn is the founder and president of The Tell Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the American public about Jewish civilization and combating antisemitism through education. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and four children.