Cooper, Michael J.

A native of Berkeley, California, Michael Cooper graduated from Oakland High School in 1966 and emigrated to Israel. He lived in Jerusalem during the last year the city was divided between Israel and Jordan, and remained in Israel for the next decade. He studied at Hebrew University in Jerusalem and graduated from Tel Aviv University Medical School.
Now a pediatric cardiologist on the faculty at UCSF Medical Center, he returns to Israel/Palestine frequently to volunteer his services to children who lack adequate access to care. The Rabbi's Knight is his second novel; he is also the author o...