Nidra Poller (born 1935) is an American author, translator and writer who has lived in Paris since 1972.
Life and writing
Poller was born in Jessup, Pennsylvania. She received a BA in history from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and a MA in writing seminars from the Johns Hopkins University. She began her literary career in 1966 with the publication of the short story "Wedding Party in Piazza Navona."
Poller has later contributed to English-language publications such as The Wall Street Journal, National Review, FrontPage Magazine, The New York Sun, Commentary, New English Review, Middle East Quarterly, American Thinker, The Jerusalem Post, The Times of Israel and many others. Her writings include observations on society and politics, including a perceived anti-Israeli bias in France, the Muhammad al-Durrah incident—a "myth" and "a crudely fabricated video" as she described it in her 2014 book about the incident, and anti-Jewish violence in France such as the murder of Ilan Halimi. In addition to being a writer, Poller is also a novelist, author of illustrated books for youths, and a translator, notably of the philosopher, Emmanuel Levinas.
She participated in the international counter-jihad conferences in Brussels in 2007 and in 2012, and has been on the advisory board of the International Free Press Society.