Jerry Newman was born and raised in Montreal. In 1971 he moved to Vancouver to teach at the University of British Columbia where he is presently a member of the Creative Writing Department. His first novel, We Always Take Care of Our Own, published in 1965, was the recipient of the Beta Sigma Phi "First Novel Award" as well as the H.M. Caiserman award of the Canadian Jewish Congress. Jerry has travelled widely, in Israel, the Soviet Union, France, England, Japan, Greece, Austria, Holland and East Germany. He is the father of three children, Rafael, Adam and Zoe.