Emanuel and the Hanukkah Rescue HEIDI SMITH HYDE Illustrated by JAMEL AKIB KAR BEN
For my sister Karen who is always there for me H S H For Mich P and Bean J A
This story is set in New Bedford Massachusetts once the whaling capital of the world where in the 18th Century a group of secret Jews emigrated from Portugal Here in this bustling whaling village many Jews became merchants providing sea captains with necessary provisions such as oilskins waterproof boots and canvas bags