About the author
Prof. Gideon Samid, PhD, PE, is a second-generation Holocaust survivor, born in Jerusalem, as his family which was largely lost to Hitler was re-sprouting in the Jewish ancestral land, Israel. Proudly growing up free, joining the Israel Defense Forces, ensuring 'Never Again'. Gideon studied at the Technion -- Israel Institute of Technology, and became a professor of engineering. Yet, blessed by an inspired pen Gideon published a poetry book, "A Line with a Pulse" and several fictional and non-fictional accounts. "Rabbi's Orders" is Gideon's first step into the world of theater. Using the play to commemorate his own family on their last journey, following their rabbi's orders to Auschwitz. As his grandchildren are getting ready to join the IDF, and following the horrible massacre of October 7, 2023, Gideon believes it is the right time to present this play as an artistic evidence of the horror that was, and should never come again.