Don Canaan went from a Bronx tenement to success in television news film, immigration to Israel, return to the U.S. and print journalism. He edited news film and documentaries for NBC News in New York, and in 1974 immigrated to Israel as part of a group planning to settle Yamit in the Sinai. Upon returning to the U.S, he earned a master’s degree in journalism from The Ohio State University. Canaan was hired as staff writer, copy editor, and photographer for The American Israelite where he enterprised many stories. His series, "Jews in Ohio's Prisons: Does Anybody Care?" won first place for best weekly journalism in Ohio from the State of Ohio Bar Association. His earlier books include Conceived in Liberty, Spaced-Out: Baby’s Final LSD Trip, Fatal Attraction, The Baby Thief, Pretty Little Girl, and Entangled.