After their grandmother�s death, J�r�mie and his brother attempt to learn more about their family�s Jewish-Polish roots. But J�r�mie is less interested in how the Holocaust affected his family and more interested in understanding what it means to be Jewish and Polish in today�s world. They decide not to do the Holocaust trail�they won�t go to Auschwitz�but instead go to Zelech�w, the village where their grandfather was born; Warsaw, their grandmother�s hometown; and Krak�w, the city that hosts Europe�s largest festival of Jewish culture. In their quest for identity, they gradually put together the pieces of their family history, while at the same time discovering a country still affected by its past and a culture greater than themselves. Praise for We Won't See Auschwitz: �A beautifully illustrated document of two Jewish brothers who visit Poland seeking their cultural heritage.� �Shelf Awareness
(less)After their grandmother�s death, J�r�mie and his brother attempt to learn more about their family�s Jewish-Polish roots. But J�r�mie is less interested in how the Holocaust affected his family and more interested in understanding what
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