Herbert L. Kaufman’s multi-faceted career included positions as professor of German language and literature at Queens College (New York), visiting professor of American Studies at Kiel University (Germany), and violinist with the Flemish Opera in Antwerp and Ghent. In 1994, Kaufman’s play Pals won First Prize in the 25th Anniversary Playwriting Competition of the American Theatre Company in Brussels, and was produced by the ATC that same year. In 1995, Kaufman’s radio play Last Supper received the BBC’s Best Play from Europe award, and was produced and broadcast by BBC World Service Drama. Other works include Pebbles on the Stone (2002) and Lucky To Be Here (2003), both published by Xlibris. Lifelines, a Holocaust drama, was produced in Antwerp, Belgium in 2002 by the British American Theatrical Society. Since Herbert’s death in 2012, his widow, Barbara Reisner, has tended to his legacy.