Young Uzi's sweet life is turned upside down when his parents bring home Kovi, his newly adopted brother. Uzi was accustomed to being the center of his parents' universe, and he did not welcome the intrusion of another child, even a child who was an immigrant from Ethiopia.

Kovi's immediate bond with Uzi's father, a survivor of the Holocaust, creates strife between the brothers, and when Uzi learns the truth about a long-held family secret, he flees his home, eager to distance himself from his parents and the uncomfortable truth.

Nine months after his departure, the arrival of a letter from his adopted brother rocks Uzi's world. He's forced to confront the horrors of his father's past, his own childhood, and the events that led to his defection from his ancestral home. MY BrOTHER'S KEEPER provides a poignant look at relationships, history, and the importance of family, no matter how that bond is forged.

Steven Farrel Stoehr is a featured performer and lecturer throughout the United States for many Jewish organizations. He has served as international president of the Cantors Assembly, co-chaired six international conventions, and received is Honorary Doctorate in Music from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America from which he graduated in 1988.

The son of a Holocaust survivor, Steven has funneled his passion into the actualization of a groundbreaking memorial service at Auschwitz/Birkenau in 2009 which was captured in an award nominated documentary 100 Voices: A Journey Home. Steven's knowledge of mourning rites and aspects of life transition led him to author several educational booklets on the topic. As well as founding the Sacred Burial Society of his congregation he has mentored other communities in doing likewise. Further he has written Minyan of Comfort, a guidebook for conducting prayer services in a house of Shiva with the FJMC that has been translated into Spanish and French. This is his first work of fiction.

Inspired by the lives of his family members Steven has developed several special programs for those who at times find themselves on the fringe of the community such as HUGSCHICAGO. ORG for families with special needs members, for which he has earned local acclaim.

Steven has been with Congregation Beth Shalom of Northbrook, IL, his first and only pulpit, for the past 30 years. He and his wife, Susan, have three children.