Book website: yossiyassersoldiers.wix.com/yossi-yasser
Jon Sebba was born in South Africa. After high school, he lived in Israel for almost ten years. There he studied Geology among other things. He was married with one child when the 1967 Arab-Israeli Six Day War began. Jon was mobilized and fought in Jerusalem. The experience taught him that wars should definitely be avoided and that few soldiers would ever start one.
In 1968, Jon immigrated to the US to study civil engineering, arriving the day before Rev. Martin Luther King was assassinated. He lived and worked as an engineer in 6 states, divorced, remarried and now lives in Murray, Utah with his wife and muse, Chris. Together they have four children scattered across the US.
Jon has been writing poetry since the 1970’s. In early 2013, he had a play produced at the Gallery Theater in Ogden. He has written a movie script and is currently writing a novel. Both stories are based on the lives of people he knew during his teenage years in South Africa under apartheid.
Five years ago they were presented with a grandson – a gift which has changed their lives. Thanks to Declan, Jon feels more encouraged about the future.
So with hope, Jon looks forward to sharing his manuscript:
Yossi, Yasser, & Other Soldiers.
