Pam Jenoff is an accomplished American author, best known for her novel, The Kommandant's Girl. Jenoff was born in Maryland and grew up in New Jersey, where she attended Cherokee High School. She then went on to attend George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and later earned her Master's degree in History from Cambridge University in England.
After college, Jenoff accepted a position as Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, which marked the beginning of a long career in government. During her time at the Pentagon, she had the opportunity to participate in operations at the highest levels of government, including helping the families of the Pan Am Flight 103 victims secure their memorial at Arlington National Cemetery and attending ceremonies to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of World War II. Following her work at the Pentagon, Jenoff moved to the State Department, where she developed her expertise in Polish-Jewish relations and the Holocaust.
Jenoff has written several highly acclaimed novels, including The Woman With The Blue Star, The Lost Girls of Paris, and The Orphan's Tale, all of which were instant New York Times bestsellers. She has also received a nomination for the Quill Awards for her novel, The Kommandant's Girl. Jenoff has a Juris Doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and has practiced law at a large firm and in-house for several years. She now teaches law school at Rutgers. Jenoff received her bachelor's degree in international affairs from The George Washington University and her master’s in history from Cambridge. She lives near Philadelphia with her husband, three children, and five pets.