{"product_id":"the-key-from-spain-flory-jagoda-and-her-music-9781728443379","title":"The Key from Spain: Flory Jagoda and Her Music","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA Sydney Taylor Honor Book and CBC Best Children's Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith huge interest in multi-cultural Judaism in the Jewish world these days, this picture book biography of a Sephardic Jewish singer tells a story unfamiliar to most American Jews whose ancestry comes from eastern Europe (Ashkenazim) rather than the Levant or Spanish part of the world (Sephardim). While most Jews are familiar with Yiddish, Jews with Spanish ancestry speak a language called Ladino, as Flory Jagoda does in this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover the story of Ladino singer Flory Jagoda, with QR code links to Flory Jagoda singing her famous Ladino Hanukkah song \u003cem\u003e\"Ocho Kandelikas\" (Eight Candles)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kar-Ben Publishing (R)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781728443379\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.30h x 8.40w x 0.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e503380 \/ Key from Spain: Flory Jagoda and Her Music\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.6 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Debbie Levy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51990958112949,"sku":"9781728443379","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_85c2d790-3a77-4c85-b0cd-f4c4d6805d60.jpg?v=1762838494","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-key-from-spain-flory-jagoda-and-her-music-9781728443379","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}