Yecheskel Rubin was born in Poland to a family of Holocaust survivors. He emigrated to Israel in 1950, surrounded by survivors who could not overcome the horrors of the Holocaust. As an IDF soldier, Rubin served as an operating room orderly in the Medical Corps. His first novel, Biafra, was written after his experience during the 1968 humanitarian aid delegation to Nigeria. Rubin dedicated his second novel, After the Darkest Hour, to the victims of the Holocaust. He firmly believes that only by facing the trauma can one regain normalcy in life. Rubin has been married for over fifty years and has three children and nine grandchildren. He is actively involved in several volunteer organizations and writes extensively about the struggles and survival of others.
