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Forging FreedomHudson Talbott
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Forging Freedom

64 pagesFirst published 20002 editions
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Jaap Penraat has always felt a little Jewish growing up in Amsterdam in the 1930s. His hometown is one of the great Jewish centers of Europe -- until the German forces arrive at the outbreak of World War II and begin targeting the Jewish community. Jaap's instincts are to protect his Jewish friends and neighbors from Nazi persecution, and he sets to work making fake ID cards for them. As the war progresses and the Nazis turn his beloved Amsterdam into a death trap for Jews, Jaap realizes he must take a more drastic action. The scheme he devises requires two things for it to succeed:…

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
EditionScholastic2001649780439320320
HardcoverPutnam Juvenile2000649780399234347
JewsBiographyWorld War, 1939-1945Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)Juvenile literatureRighteous Gentiles in the HolocaustRescueWorld war, 1939-1945, jews