In 1944, a Jewish couple in Paris desperately await news of their missing family. More than seventy years later, the couple's great-grandchildren fi nd themselves facing the same question as their ancestors: "Are we safe?" Following five generations of a French Jewish family, Prayer for the French Republic is a sweeping look at history, home, and the effects of an ancient hatred.
In 1944, a Jewish couple in Paris desperately await news of their missing family. More than seventy years later, the couple's great-grandchildren fi nd themselves facing the same question as their ancestors: "Are we safe?" Following five generations of a French Jewish family, Prayer for the French Republic is a sweeping look at history, home, and the effects of an ancient hatred.
