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I'm William F. Kelly, author of Dangerous Passage: Rescuing Jewish Children in World War II.

Background Information

America, in 1939, is emerging from a recession and is on the brink of entering the Second World War. Canada has just declared war against Germany and is helping the British with men and materials. In May of 1940, Germany invades France and seals the borders, preventing Jewish families that have fled Germany from leaving occupied France. Switzerland is for many the nearest safe haven.

The Passage

There is a seam in the mountains between France and Switzerland, known only by the family that has lived on the adjacent property for generations. The passage is well disguised, providing a way over the mountains to the Swiss border on the other side. The French Resistance would like to use this passage to smuggle children to safety. To remain in France would mean being sent to death camps, if discovered. This is the story of an unlikely young couple who risk their lives to save these children. 

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