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Author: Rappaport, Doreen
Summary: "A boy comes to appreciate the true depth of his faith in this picture book about European Jews who took great risk to secretly practice their religion during the Holocaust. Young Jacques and his parents escaped Paris during Hitler's occupation and are now in hiding, posing as Catholics in a small French village. Jacques fears the "black-boot men" always on patrol in the streets and has become adept at acting "natural" and staying out of their way. But not even the threat of soldiers can stop Jacques from learning the Four Questions in time for Passover; he plans to surprise his father during the secret Seder they will attend. Under cover of night, several Jewish men gather in a mountaintop cabin to celebrate, pray and remember. An older man reads the Haggadah, keeping to tradition as much as possible with a bare minimum of food or supplies, and helps inspire the men to a hopeful mood. "
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Age Range: 5 to 8 years old
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