from amazon.com:
In 1940s Brooklyn, friendship between an 11-year-old Irish Catholic boy & an elderly Jewish rabbi might seem as unlikely as, well, snow in August. But the relationship between young Michael Devlin & Rabbi Judah Hirsch is only one of the many miracles large and small. Michael finds himself in trouble when he witnesses the 17-year-old leader of the dreaded Falcons gang beating an elderly shopkeeper. For Michael, 1940s Brooklyn is a world still shaped by life in the Old Country, a world where informing on a fellow Irishman is the worst crime imaginable - worse even than the violent crimes committed by some of those fellows. So Michael keeps silent, finding solace in the company of Rabbi Hirsch, a Czech refuge whom he meets by chance. From this serendipitous beginning blossoms a unique friendship - one that proves perilous to both when the Falcons catch up w/ them.
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Read this quite a while ago - a good story.

mailed to JDT - enjoy!

So happy to have a copy of this book - since I needed to give mine away before reading it. Love the chance to read it w/o the pressure of passing it on.

Something about the description reminds me of books I loved recently (though actually quite different) - Gilead by Marilynne Robinson and The History of Love by Nicole Krauss.

Thanks again, dancing-dog!

A wonderful book!
Continuing the journey - sending to schwarzer-mann - part of the Earth, Wind, Fire, or Water Book Relay.
Enjoy!

thanks

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Thanks !

surprisingly found this book today in a box of old books given to me for bookcrossing :-O

The plot sounds really interesting, but sindce my MTBR is quite a himalaya I'll take the book to Angelbachtal tomorrow.

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in the OBCZ

I have an idea what will be with this book.
Let´s surprise somebody. ;o)

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Goes next week on a trip to the USA.