Lilo L. Cohn-Sharon, called Lillian by some of her American classmates and co-workers, was born Liselotte Klopstock in Berlin Germany. Her parents came from families who trace their roots in Berlin and Mannheim, Germany, as far back as 1773.

Lilo is on the Board of Directors of The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie, Illinois. She speaks to groups about the Holocaust and is a firm believer that only through education, activitism and awareness can we keep the Holocaust from happening again.

A graduate with honors from National Louis University, and an alumni of the Art Institute of Chicago, Lilo is an accomplished artist in both commercial and fine art. Her paintings are in many private collections and in museums. All the illustrations in this book have also been done by Lilo.