Where Courage Lives
- Publisher
- The Azrieli Foundation
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2015
- Category
- Jewish Studies, 20th Century, Historical
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781897470954
- Publish Date
- Sep 2015
- List Price
- $6.99
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Description
From the bustling city of Paris to the quaint, countryside village of Champlost, France, Where Courage Lives follows ten-year-old Muguette Szpajzer and her family as they sought refuge from the war. Written in vignettes with child-like charm and innocence, Muguette’s memoir provides rich insight into rural life during wartime upheaval, honouring both her indomitable mother and the courage of the people of Champlost.
About the author
Muguette Szpajzer-Myers was born in 1931 in Paris, France. In 1947, Muguette, her older brother and their mother immigrated to Montreal, where Muguette eventually started a family and worked as a translator. Muguette Myers returned to Champlost, France, in 2005 for a ceremony to honour four members of the community as Righteous Among the Nations for hiding her and her family during the war.