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\n# Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2012\n\nhttp://archive.org/details/lightineverywind00jose  \n# A Light in Every Window\n\nJosephine Baskin Minow,AuthorMira Singer,Illustrator  \nA grandmother/granddaughtercollaboration  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Minow,Josephine Baskin(author)andSinger,Mira (illustrato)  \nA Light in Every Window  \nSummary:Inspired by a true story,this poem describes the community of Billings,Montanacoming together to support Jewish families after bigoted attacks by putting menorahs in theirwindows.  \nISBN:978-0-9857389-8-3  \nPublished by Miniver Press,LLC,McLean Virginia  \nCopyright ◎2012 Josephine Baskin Minow and Mira Singer  \nAll rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions.By paymentof the required fees,you have been granted the non-exclusive,non-transferable right to accessand read the text of this e-book on-screen.No part of this text may be reproduced,transmitted,down-loaded,decompiled,reverse engineered,or stored in or introduced into any informationstorage and retrieval system,in any form or by any means,whether electronic or mechanical,now known or hereinafter invented,without the express written permission of Nell Minow.Forinformation regarding permission,write to editor@miniverpress.com.  \n# The story I'm about to tellIs absolutely true\n\nIt could have happened to meAnd it might have happened to you.  \nIt's a Chanukah tale  \nWrapped in Christmas spiritSo gather 'round nowThe better to hear it.  \nIt began in BillingsA town in the West  \nWhere people were suddenlyPut to a test.  \nBut,I'm jumping aheadSo let's begin at the startIn remembering a cityWith a giant-sized heart.","cbCaireYMptu2RiD","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaireYMptu2RiD","pdf",1040624,36,"English","# The Origin of the Community Effort\n## Remembering a City with a Giant-Sized Heart\n# The Response to Bigotry\n## Standing Together in Solidarity","[{\"question\":\"What is the central story of A Light in 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