Dramatis Personae
Abragam, Yakov
Friend and accomplice of Gersh Davidoff
Aharoni, Shimon
Weapons instructor for Israeli Police
Aram
Terrorist in The Grey Havens attack
Aronson, Menachem
Jewish vampire
Ashkenazi, Yaakov
Israeli official who set up Ariel Barak’s identity
Benyamin, Duv
Pakad (chief inspector) Israeli police
Biton, Adam
Student; classmate of Ariel Barak
Caan, Chaim (aka Ariel Barak)
Hero of the story
Caan, Bernie
Moses Caan’s brother; Chaim’s uncle
Caan, Miriam
Chaim’s mother
Caan, Moses
Chaim’s father
Caan, Rachel
Chaim Caan’s aunt
Campbell, Colton
Cord Campbell’s older brother; died in Desert Storm
Campbell, Cord “Snake”
White-supremacist Army Vet who has Chaim’s parents killed
Chert, Eric
Policeman and tae kwon do fighter in Chattanooga
Dahan, Adam
Bartender at Shaka’s club
Daud
Private guard in immigrant community in New York City
Davidoff, Gersh
Sexual predator in Israel; low-ranking Russian mobster
Dayan, Rivka
Mefakachat (captain) Israeli police
Driver, Charles
Server at the hotel in Santa Carla
Elizabeth
Ethiopian Jewish assistant to Dr. Mendel
Fardin
Terrorist bomber in attack on The Grey Havens
Foreman, Rob
Manager/owner of Lyon Academy in Chattanooga
Fridman, Leon
Friend of Gersh Davidoff
Gerson, Yonatan
Technician who works for Dr. Mendel’s organization
Ghorbani, Kiana
Terrorist in The Grey Havens attack
Goldberg, Jonathan
Jew murdered in New York City by immigrant community private guards
Goldfeder, Hannah
Girl Chaim knew as a boy
Grissom, Bob
Drunk conventioneer who confronts Ariel
Gutierrez, Carlita
Admin clerk at Urgent Care
Haleva, Gil
Israeli unarmed combat instructor
Hershkowitz, Abigail “Abi”
Fellow student of Ariel; Yael’s roommate
Hurwitz, Israel
Doctor leading study of Ariel’s vampire metabolism
Ismail
Private guard in immigrant community in New York City
Jones, Karli
Manager of Urgent Care
Jordan, Anna
Morning-shift nurse at Urgent Care
Katz, Eleazar
Jewish vampire
Khamis
Private guard in immigrant community in New York City
Klein, Gabriel
Samal Sheni (sergeant) Israeli police
Khoury, Georgia
Bartender at Shaka’s club
Levchin, Arkadi
Russian mobster who emigrated to Israel from St. Petersburg
Levinson, Reuben
Rabbi of Temple Emanuel synagogue in Santa Clara; connects Chaim with Dr. Mendel
Lewis, Nick
Australian ex-pat living in Israel; manager/part owner of Shaka’s club
Li, Greg
American immigrant to Israel; retired chemical engineer; owns/operates The Lucky Star
Lichtenfeld, Imi
Developer of Krav Maga unarmed combat system
Lipschutz, Hyman & Rosa
Patrons at The Dove restaurant
Majid
Terrorist in The Grey Havens attack
Malka, Yael
Student; friend of Ariel’s; victim of assault by Gersh Davidoff
Martin, Bob
MMA fighter
McLeod, James “Jake”
Head of The Devil’s Legions chapter in Santa Carla
Meier, Josef
Israeli police officer
Mendel, Avram
Scientist and rabbi; specializes in “esoteric research”
Miller, Abraham
Jew murdered in New York City by immigrant community private guards
Montoya, Ricardo
Nurse practitioner at Urgent Care
Morgan, John
Physiology professor at UCLA
Nguyen, Tran
Nurse practitioner at Urgent Care
Olmstead, Mike
Kid who bullied Chaim Caan in seventh grade
Perlman, Marta
Technician in Dr. Hurwitz’s study of Ariel
Ramirez, Elena
Chaim’s best friend in high school
Ramirez, Enrico
Sergeant in Santa Carla police
Rosen, Shira
Israeli police officer
Sajid
Private guard in immigrant community in New York City
Sasson, Dvir
Shoter (constable) in Israeli police
Schenk, Mortimer
Maître d’hôtel at The Dove restaurant
Segel, Chana
Yaakov Ashkenazi’s assistant
Shapiro, Beth
Server at the John Bull Pub
Silva Almeida, Gabriel Luis “Gabe”
MMA specialist in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in Chattanooga
Spira, Elon
Rav Shoter (corporal) in Israeli police
Steinberg, Joshua
Rabbi at Beth Shalom, Chaim’s synagogue growing up
Tiffy
Chaim’s mother’s dog
Valdez, Aaron
Policeman and tae kwon do fighter in Chattanooga
Weber, Trent “Slick”
Henchman of Jake McLeod in The Devil’s Legions
Weissmann, Max
Jewish rabbi and professor; friend of Reuben Levinson who helped in connecting Chaim with Dr. Mendel
Wong, Azure
California blogger at the Blue Lance blog
Zalman, Mordechai
260-year-old Jewish vampire, Chaim/Ariel’s mentor