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The Secret of Priest's Grotto: A Holocaust Survival Story

by Peter Lane Taylor, Christos Nicola · 2006

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Two explorers survey caves in the Western Ukraine and relate the story of how an extended Jewish family, fleeing persecution by the Nazis, lived for two years in a large cave, Popowa Yama, and survived the war.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisHolocaustHolocaustMore like thisLess of thisWorld War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of this
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JewishJewishMore like thisLess of this
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childrensmiddle grade
Length
short · 64 pages

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