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Roni Robbins

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Hands of Gold capitalizes on award-winning author Roni Robbins’ 37 years as a published writer. A freelance reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Medscape/WebMD after serving as an editor for the latter and the Atlanta Jewish Times/The Times of Israel, she has a seasoned history as a staff reporter for daily and weekly newspapers and as a freelancer for national, regional and online publications.

Robbins’ freelance articles have appeared in The Huffington Post, Forbes, the New York Daily News, Adweek, WebMD and Healthline. She wrote for the Mother Nature Network; The Forward; FromTheGrapevine; and Hadassah magazine, among others. Robbins was also a staff writer for Florida Today/USA Today, The Birmingham News and the Atlanta Bus ...more

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Hands of Gold: One Man's Quest to find the Silver Lining in Misfortune

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2022 American Fiction Awards, earning a 5-star Readers’ Choice Award in 2023. The novel reached the quarterfinals in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest. Beyond fiction, Robbins has earned three… Read More »Happiness Journey with Dr Dan: Where Every Journey is Worth Living

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Roni Robbins wrote a new blog post Hands of Gold: Roni Robbins on Legacy, Resilience & Immigrant Grit Roni Robbins, the journalist and author steps out from behind the scenes to take center stage in this featured episode of the Moneyway podcast. As a g Read more of this blog post »
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Roni Robbins liked I. Crocker's review of Hands of Gold: One Man's Quest to find the Silver Lining in Misfortune (New Jewish Fiction): "Roni is a journalist, and you can tell. Her writing is crisp and evocative. The book is hard to put down, as it follows the life of Sam. Although classified as fiction, this book reveals much truth, particularly about the experience of immigrants and" Read more of this review »
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Roni Robbins liked Donna Barnett's review of Hands of Gold: One Man's Quest to find the Silver Lining in Misfortune (New Jewish Fiction): "Hands of Gold, was magnificent. I am passing it on to every person I know. The author deserves every single award she has received, even though I know nothing about them! I have read many, many books on this era and the holocaust, but this was a stor" Read more of this review »
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