Hidden from Hitler

Written by Susan Wider

When the Nazis targeted Jewish children in France, two young refugees built a secret rescue network.

304 pages· ~700L· AR ~4.5

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Forced to flee Paris after the Nazi invasion, French-Jewish doctor Odette Rosenstock and Syrian-Jewish actor Moussa Abadi learned the Nazis were brutalizing Jewish children. Using false identities, they created the Marcel Network, which hid more than 500 children. This true account follows their dangerous work and the many people who helped them.

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Perfect for history and World War II enthusiasts and thick with tension and intrigue, this true story by National Jewish Book Award-winning author Susan Wider presents a young couple’s quest to save as many Jewish children as possible from the deadly grips of the Nazis in France. Sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats!”We were not heroes.”French-Jewish doctor Odette “Sylvie” Rosenstock and her friend, Syrian-Jewish actor and philosopher Moussa “Monsieur Marcel” Abadi, were forced to flee Paris after the Nazis defeated France during World War II and began their violent, hateful campaign to destroy the Jewish people. However, when Odette and Moussa discovered that the Nazis were brutalizing Jewish children, they found that they just couldn’t sit idly by.Using false identities, the young couple created The Marcel Network, and with the help of many people from all walks of life–priests, nuns, Protestant families, and others–they created a secret web of refuge, places where they could hide Jewish children in plain sight.Their efforts saved 527 children.Packed with photographs, archival records, and the testimonies of the rescuers and children who were saved, this is the thrilling and timely true story of heroic courage, sacrifice, and love, in the face of ultimate evil, by National Jewish Book Award-winning author Susan Wider.

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