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by Jacqueline Dembar Greeneillustrated by Doug ChaykaA Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable BookMusician Don Fernando longs to hear the sounds of the shofar on the High Holidays, but, like the other secret Jews in Inquisition-era Spain, he must hide his religion. When he is asked to perform a symphony celebrating the new world, he and his son Rafael devise a daring plan to usher in the Jewish New Year in plain sight of the Spanish nobility!"Greene provides a smooth, suspenseful view into a rarely depicted portion of Jewish history, when Jews led a dual life and managed to maintain their Judaic rituals by blending in or hiding their beliefs and traditions...Chayka's deep, opaque paintings reflect an upper-class, dark-haired Iberian society juxtaposed with the Judaic rituals of the Rosh Hashanah meal." –Kirkus Reviews
Learn more about author Jacqueline Dembar Greene!ISBN: 978-0-8225-9915-9Ages 5-9, Grades K-332 pages, 8 3/8 x 10 1/2
