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Social Science Jewish Studies

Where Courage Lives

by (author) Muegette Myers

Publisher
The Azrieli Foundation
Initial publish date
Sep 2015
Category
Jewish Studies, 20th Century, Historical
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781897470954
    Publish Date
    Sep 2015
    List Price
    $6.99

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Description

From the bustling city of Paris to the quaint, countryside village of Champlost, France, Where Courage Lives follows ten-year-old Muguette Szpajzer and her family as they sought refuge from the war. Written in vignettes with child-like charm and innocence, Muguette’s memoir provides rich insight into rural life during wartime upheaval, honouring both her indomitable mother and the courage of the people of Champlost.

About the author

Muguette Szpajzer-Myers was born in 1931 in Paris, France. In 1947, Muguette, her older brother and their mother immigrated to Montreal, where Muguette eventually started a family and worked as a translator. Muguette Myers returned to Champlost, France, in 2005 for a ceremony to honour four members of the community as Righteous Among the Nations for hiding her and her family during the war.

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