AmovingbiographyofthewomanwhocreatedTheTowerofFaces,apowerfulexhibitattheUSHolocaustMemorialMuseuminWashington,DC.SydneyTaylorBookAward(GoldMedal)ARobertF.SibertHonorBook★“...TherearemanypicturebooksabouttheHolocaust,butthisonestandsoutwithGal’sbeautifulwatercolorpicturesandthetrueaccountofonewoman’sgoalthathercommunityneverbeforgotten.Abeautifultribute....Highlyrecommended.“--SchoolLibraryJournal,starredreview★“Astunningtale....burstingwithdetailandlife....Amagnificentandmovingtributetoalovingcommunityandanextraordinarywoman.“--Booklist,starredreview★“Apowerfultribute....Moving.“--Publisher’sWeekly,starredreview★“AnaffirmingtributetoaJewishpastthatwaslostintheHolocaustaswellastoonesurvivor’swork.“--TheHornBook,starredreview“...Alovingtestamenttolightandhopeandthevisionofaremarkablewoman.“--KirkusReviews“...thebook’smes-sageiscon-sis-tent-lyopti-mistic...Stiefelpaintsatruth-fulpor-traitappro-pri-ateforthosejustbegin-ningtolearnabouttheHolocaust....Gal’sartwork...isdramaticandaccessible...abookthatensures[Eliachandhertown]willnotbeforgotten.“--JewishBookCouncilThereoncewasagirlnamedYaffa.Shelovedherfamily,herhome,andherbeautifulPolishtownthatbrimmedwithlightandlaughter.ShealsolovedhelpingherGrandmaAlteinherphotographystudio.There,shopkeepers,brides,babies,andbarmitzvahboysposedwhileGrandmaAltecapturedtheirmostjoyousmomentsonfilm.AndbeforetheJewishNewYear,theysenttheirpreciousphotographstorelativesoverseaswithwishesforgoodhealthandhappiness.Butonedarkday,Nazisoldiersinvadedthetown.Nearly3,500Jewishsouls--includingfamily,friends,andneighborsofYaffa--wereerased.ThisisthestunningtruestoryofhowYaffamadeitherlife’smissiontorecoverthousandsofhertown’sphotographsfromaroundtheworld.Usingthesephotos,shebuiltheramazingTOWEROFFACES,apermanentexhibitintheUSHolocaustMemorialMuseum,torestorethesoaringspiritofEishyshok.
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