Doron Darmon was born in Israel in December 1962. He is the youngest of 3 children to a family who ran away to Israel from the war for independence of Algeria in the 60’s.

His parents in their childhood, like the rest of the Jews in France in the 40’s, were persecuted by the French collaborators and the Nazis and were about to be deported to concentration camps in North Africa when they were rescued at the last minute by the allied forces.

Doron grew up in Kibbutz Regavim in the center of Israel. At the age of 24, he left Israel and traveled for three years in Europe and Africa, returning to Israel in 1987. Soon after his return, Doron got married and brought 5 children into the world and educated them to be the very best at what they love to do and to follow their dreams. Doron Studied at Ben Gurion University, where he received a B.Sc & M.Sc in Computer & Electrical Engineering. Later on, he became a personal triathlon coach and personal trainer. He participated in several Ironman competitions and ultramarathon races, events that gave him a new perspective on life, achieving goals, and coping with challenges. He is the father of an Olympian athlete who competed in the 2016 Rio De Janeiro Olympic triathlon.

His first novel, “The Parisian Dancer", is based on the true story of Marcel Ladenhiem and tells the story of a cabaret dancer who helped two brothers to survive the Holocaust in Paris in the Second World War. Today he writes books and serves as a cyber expert in the Israeli Cyber National Directive. He continues to coach people to achieve their goals and follow their dreams.

Author's Note:
In 2012, I accompanied my son, Ron Darmon, an aspiring athlete, to the World Triathlon Championship in London. During our stay, we visited a good friend, Patricia Zerah, who teaches Hebrew at a community center in London. In the course of an evening, Patricia told us the incredible life story of one of her pupils, Marcel Ladenheim, and his brother, who survived the Holocaust as young children in Paris. The conversation we held was moving, one of those events that sticks in your mind and doesn't let go, to the extent that I was imagining what they must have gone through, and the woman who saved them. Four years went by and life led me to spend nearly another four years writing the imaginary script I had envisioned about Marcel and his brother's life. The book was inspired by the true story and my own imagination. The hero of the story is based on Marcel, and the main character is based on Olga Masoli, a guardian angel, whom I have come to admire. Two weeks ago I had the honor of holding a Zoom conversation with Marcel, whom I hadn't met before. I discovered a unique man who even at the age of 82 continues to lecture and give the generations of the future, college students in England, insights about life, respect, accepting others, things that we see less of today. I invite you all to read his story, and to respect those heroes who survived to tell their stories and those who did not. You can read about their true story here:
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