Biography

Born in Lahore in 1939 when it was part of the British Raj to two Jewish refugee physicians fleeing Hitler’s Europe, Hazel Selzer Kahan and her family spent the years between 1940 and 1946 in British internment camps in India. In 1947, Lahore became part of Pakistan and her cherished home. Hazel and her brother Michael were educated at Woodstock School in India and Bedales School in England after which she received her B.A. in Psychology from University College London and her Ph.D. in Psychology at the Australian National University. She lived in Australia and Israel before coming to the United States and pursuing a market research career in New York. She now lives among the woods and vineyards of the North Fork of Long Island where she is a writer, the creator of leafages art and the host of two monthly radio interview programs on WPKN radio. 

About Hazel

Born to German Jewish refugee physicians in Lahore (now Pakistan, then British India) Hazel has lived, studied and worked in many places–India, England, Australia, Israel and the United States. She makes her home in the woods of the eastern end of Long Island, New York where she produces the art of leafages, the radio sounds of Tidings and writes about growing up Jewish in Lahore. Read more about Hazel…

About Leafages

"Credo" statement

Leafages by Hazel Kahan are made from real leaves, vines and tendrils interwoven with calligraphy, decorative pen and ink flourishes and imaginary Latin botanical names. Leafages contain a philosophical or inspirational thought, quotation or verse from sages, poets or religious texts. Some leafages are specially created for an individual, a couple or a family with words or leaves reflecting their personal narrative. They are available on the Leafages shop on Etsy although the supply is low right now, all my energies having been absorbed by the book I’ve been writing. Do come back soon when the shop will be full of new leafage abundance or contact me.