Sophie Casson

Aug 27, 2024 | jewishbookcouncil.org | Jennifer Nielsen |Heather Camlot |Sophie Casson |Kimberly A. Arkin

Review By – August 27, 2024 When this middle-grade novel begins, it is July 1942 in Paris. Twelve-year-old Miri and her family fled Berlin after Kristallnacht, losing their home to fire. They experienced numerous antisemitic episodes and saw roundups of Jews who were about to be deported to a concentration camp. Miri reaches Paris while caring for a toddler, Nora, whose mother has committed Nora to her care.

Feb 23, 2024 | jewishbookcouncil.org | Heather Camlot |Sophie Casson

Skip to main content Jew­ish Book Coun­cil, found­ed in 1943, is the longest-run­n­ing orga­ni­za­tion devot­ed exclu­sive­ly to the sup­port and cel­e­bra­tion of Jew­ish literature. Get the latest reviews, news, and more in your inbox. Review By – February 23, 2024 A new biog­ra­phy of Alfred Drey­fus may strike some read­ers as unnec­es­sary, even irrel­e­vant.