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…‘'S KIDNAPPED ; • • TO e on page 84 pain of a mother whose son was taken from her and turned against her but who nonetheless persisted in seeking justice. Among the powerful scenes in the book is Ham's first meeting with Rabbi Helbrans. He spoke to her with a cur- tain between them, asking her to read from a Hebrew text about sinning and hell, with frequent stops and starts, and then engaging her in conversation, shifting his tone from ...…

















































