The Key from Spain
Language: English
Published by Lerner Publishing Group, 2019
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When Flory's ancestors are forced to leave Spain during the time of the Spanish Inquisition, they take with them their two most precious possessions--the key to their old house and the Ladino language. When Flory flees Europe during World War I to begin a new life in the United States, she carries Ladino with her, along with her other precious possessions--her>harmoniku and her music. But what of the key? Discover the story of Ladino singer Flory Jagoda.-- Website.
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- Title
- The Key from Spain
- Author
- Debbie Levy
- Publisher
- Lerner Publishing Group
- Publication year
- 2019
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1541522184
- ISBN 13
- 9781541522183
- Illustrator
- Wimmer, Sonja
When Flory's ancestors are forced to leave Spain during the time of the Spanish Inquisition, they take with them their two most precious possessions—the key to their old house and the Ladino language. When Flory flees Europe during World War II to begin a new life in the United States, she carries Ladino with her, along with her other precious possessions—her harmoniku and her music. But what of the key?
Discover the story of Ladino singer Flory Jagoda.
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Review
"When the Altaras family leaves Spain following the Inquisition, they carry a key to their old house and
Ladino, the spoken language of Sephardic Jews. In 1923, a girl named Flory is born into the Altaras family
in Bosnia. She loves Ladino, music, and the harmoniku (accordion) given to her by her nona
(grandmother). In 1941, Flory must flee the Nazis, and playing music keeps her from being unmasked as a
Jew. Later, she immigrates to America as a war bride, sharing music and Ladino with all. Levy's succinct
text conveys the highlights of Jagoda's life as well as her love of the folk music that is central to Ladino
culture. Wimmer's artwork utilizes maps, dates, and other imagery to convey a sense of the many time
periods and places depicted. She also works Ladino words and phrases into her art, using strategic
placement to ensure readers will grasp the meanings. With further information about Jagoda and links to
her performances, this is a worthy (though fictionalized) homage to a language and its fervent promoter."-- Kay Weisman, Booklist
"Immigrant musician Flory Jagoda preserved a repertoire of Ladino and Sephardic songs learned from her Bosnian Jewish family. A descendant of the Altaras family forced to leave Spain during the Inquisition, Flory and her family must now escape from the Balkans during World War II. Crucial to the story of the Altaras' 16th-century exodus are the two symbols of their heritage: a key for their original home in Spain and Ladino, the traditional language of Spanish Jews. In the 20th century, Flory's childhood is filled with the stories Nona tells about their ancestors and the music played and sung in Ladino by her talented family. Living in peace and harmony among Jews, Christians, and Muslims, their happy life is threatened as the perils of World War II approach. Fortunate to escape the death the rest of her family suffers, Flory eventually sails to the U.S. without the important key but with her own three significant symbols: her accordion, her Ladino, and her music. Levy gently weaves the history of the Sephardim into the story of Flory's specific Balkan Jewish life, also blending in some italicized Ladino phrases and words (unfortunately, rendering "grandfather" as "Nonu" rather than the traditional "Nono"). Lovely mixed-media illustrations limn several scenes across the centuries, adding perspective to an element of Sephardic culture that is mostly unknown today in American Jewish circles. Based on a true story, an inspirational reclamation of history."―Kirkus Reviews
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