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Yoel Blum, a celebrated writer, reluctantly goes to Amsterdam to reunite with his Dutch publisher, breaking a promise to his late mother that he would never return. While touring the Jewish Museum with his wife, he encounters a looping reel of photographs that reveal pre‑war Dutch Jewish life—and the unexpected sight of his mother, his sister Nettie, and an infant he never knew. This shocking image propels Yoel into a personal investigation of Amsterdam’s WWII history, uncovering underground networks that sheltered Jewish children at great cost. As he delves deeper, he begins to understand the reasons behind his mother’s silence and questions his own identity, confronting a family legacy haunted by the past.
First publish date: 2020
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Emuna Elon
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