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    "Books, Poetry & Short Stories",
    "Israel",
    "Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr.",
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  "textContent": "The tale turns to two timelines. In 1938, while Nazi Germany was in turmoil, young Sarah Frank escaped persecution against Jews. She finds refuge in a traveling circus populated by lion trainers, acrobats, elephant handlers, and interesting, sometimes strange people. [Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin]",
  "title": "Novel is based on what an old lion swallowed"
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