Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust Boxer Elisa
Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust Boxer Elisa The remarkable true story of how a toy duck smuggled forged identity papers for Jewish refugees during WWIIDuring World…
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Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust Boxer Elisa
The remarkable true story of how a toy duck smuggled forged identity papers for Jewish refugees during WWIIDuring World War II, families all across Europe huddled together in basements, attics, and closets as Nazi soldiers rounded up anyone Jewish. But many brave souls dared to help them.Jewish teenager Jacqueline Gauthier, a member of the French Resistance who had to conceal her identity, was one who risked her life in secret workshops, forging papers with new names and without stars in order to help others escape. The Star of David, a symbol of faith and pride, became a tool of hate when the Nazis forced Jewish people to carry papers stamped with that star, so that it was clear who to capture.
An ordinary wooden toy duck held the answer, a hidden compartment: hope in a hollow.Written by award-winning But how to get these life-saving papers to families in hiding?