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The boy who taught French Jewish kids to love Israel

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Published: 14 August 2017

Last updated: 5 March 2024

Decades ago, a book about an Israeli boy helped prepare our Paris correspondent for his family's aliyah. Where is that boy now?

The book that left an Imprint on my 10th birthday (Haaretz)
DOV ALFON Shortly before my parents decided to leave Paris and immigrate to Israel, I received a book entitled Amiram: His Life in Israel for my 10th birthday. Peering at me from the cover was the impish face of “Amiram,” and it was with curiosity tinged with grim apprehension that I began reading to learn more about the model whose footsteps we were being asked to follow (Aug 10)

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