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The vale of tears

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  • Publisher:
    The Azrieli Foundation, 2016
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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  • Author: Hirschprung, Pinchas; Felsen, Vivian
    Contributor: Azrieli Foundation
    Date:
    Created
    2016
    Summary:

    An epic journey across borders, The Vale of Tears chronicles close to two years in the life of Rabbi Pinchas Hirschprung as he seeks an escape route from Nazi-occupied Europe. In this rare, near day-byday account, Rabbi Hirschprung illuminates what life was like for an Orthodox rabbi fleeing persecution, finding inspiration and hope in Jewish scripture and psalms as he navigates the darkness of wartime to a safe harbour in Kobe, Japan.

    Genre:
    Biographies and autobiographies
    Subject(s): Rabbis | Poland | Québec--Montréal | Hirschprung, P | Holocaust survivors
    Original Publisher: Toronto, The Azrieli Foundation
    Language(s): English