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About the Author: Hillel F. Damron was born in Israel to parents who survived the Holocaust. He was an officer at an elite paratroops unit and was wounded in battle. He studied films at the London Film School and became a film director of TV documentaries, a feature film, and numerous video shorts. He is the award-winning author of a Sci-fi novel, short stories and film reviews. His novel Very Narrow Bridge, a first in the series of Gideon Gold’s Investigation, was published last year.

This year in February he was awarded Moment Magazine’s prize for winning its memoir contest with his entry: The Sweet Life. And in the summer, August 15th, his second novel in the series of Gideon Gold’s Investigation will be published throughout the E-reader...more



G.G. as Anna Karenina


Watching the latest version of Anna Karenina on the big screen lately took me back to – of all places – the kibbutz where I was born. How could it be, you may ask. Well, here’s how: At the end of summer a couple of years ago, while a last heat wave was sweeping the Sacramento Valley, my yearlong love affair with Anna Karenina had come to a sudden end as well. I had spent almost a year huddled...

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Unidentified Woman
4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012
Very Narrow Bridge
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011

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Hillel Damron Congratulations to the winners of our 2011 Memoir Contest! 1st place: Hillel F. Damron for "The Sweet Life," a compelling look into the bygone era of kibbutz life and the mystery of the silver screen.

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