{"product_id":"9780439969468","title":"Dear Canada: Turned Away","description":"\r\n    \u003cb\u003eThis dramatic story tells of 11-year-old Devorah's efforts to help her cousin and pen pal Sarah emigrate from Paris before the Nazis deport the Jews to internment camps.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevorah learns that 5,000 Jewish children in France have visas to leave the country, but the Canadian government will not let them in, leading Devorah to desperately lobby the government to change its policies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTurned Away\u003c\/i\u003e illustrates the restrictions on the life of Jews in Paris via letters from Sarah who is living in German-occupied France. It also reveals Canada's dismal record on Jewish immigration during World War II and depicts the impact of the war in Canada. In Winnipeg, one intriguing response to the war was \"If Day,\" when local people posed as Nazis and staged a mock invasion to illustrate what it would be like if the city was occupied. Also included are fascinating period documents and photographs, many from the Holocaust Memorial Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe historical consultants for \u003ci\u003eTurned Away\u003c\/i\u003e were Dr. Irving Abella, co-author of the ground-breaking book \u003ci\u003eNone is Too Many\u003c\/i\u003e, and Terry Copp, author of the remarkable book \u003ci\u003eNo Price Too High\u003c\/i\u003e.\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carol Matas (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":51813366104224,"sku":"9780439969468","price":7.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/BNCImageAPI_3f06de6b-c990-4236-b4ff-0b47a1685097.jpg?v=1729721269","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9780439969468","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}