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The Key from Spain
by Debbie Levy
Illustrator: Sonja Wimmer
Ages: 6+
Published: 2019
Publisher: Kar-Ben/Lerner
ISBN: 978-1-5415-2219-0
Keywords: Music, Refugees, Ladino language
Flory's family escaped from the Spanish Inquisition and the Holocaust. The key to their home was lost, but the key to their culture was preserved through her music. Digital color illustrations.