Chaim Rockman has lived in Israel
since the creation of the State. During the First Gulf War his sister
told him about a box of old letters she had found while searching
for her gas mask. After the War, Chaim opened the box only to discover
that all that he had known about his parents and their relatives had
been only half-truths. With the help of the Yad Vashem Archives and
his own interviews with over 80 individuals, Chaim was able to piece
together what had happened to his family during the Holocaust, and
soon uncovered the truths that his father had been afraid to tell
him.
Chaim has a degree in Current History of the Middle East and Islam
from Hebrew University, and is fluent in a number of languages. He
is married to Eva, a scientist, and they have four children, two of
whom serve in the Israeli Defense Forces, and two grandchildren.
