Roy Holler is an assistant professor of Israel studies at the University of Florida's Shorstein Center for Jewish Studies, where he teaches Israeli literature and film. His work on Israeli and African American literatures earned him the Baron New Voices in Jewish Studies Award from Columbia and Fordham Universities. Born in Tel Aviv, Holler began his career as a journalist for Galei Zahal and Yedioth. His first name is actually Ro'i, but like many, he passes.