Samuel Marder was born in Czernowitz, Romania, and settled in New York after World War II. A violinist by profession, he played in several symphony orchestras and served as concertmaster for the Igor Moiseyev Ballet Company and the Washington D.C., Ballet. After his recitals at Tully Hall and Carnegie Recital Hall in New York, he performed chamber music throughout the United States and Canada and toured for 14 years giving solo concerts in Europe, South America, Israel and Korea. He published music arrangements, short stories and poems in English and Yiddish, and gives talks on the topic of “prejudice and its consequences.”

About his book "Devils Among Angels: A Journey From Paradise And Hell To Life": Through short stories and poetry in both fiction and nonfiction, Samuel Marder paints a vivid picture of his family's life and his childhood, forever shattered by the Holocaust. Their lives in pre-war Romania took a tragic turn when they were deported to a concentration camp in Transnistria for three-and-a-half years. After liberation, through difficult and dangerous journeys, they found refuge in a Displaced Persons Camp in Germany. His gripping stories move from survival and perseverance in the face of brutality and tragedy to hope and renewal when they finally get to the United States.