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#1 Margaret, the daughter of Jewish refugees from Nazi Europe, was always the caregiver. She was so trustworthy that her parents asked her to watch their children. She had rules, and one was expected to obey.
#2 The Erles were modern Orthodox, and they strictly observed the Sabbath as a day of prayer and rest. Margaret was an active member in her synagogue, where she...
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Viking
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2021
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327 pages : illustrated ; cm
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"The shocking truth about postwar adoption in America, told through the bittersweet story of one teenager, the son she was forced to relinquish, and their search to find each other-- As Baby Boomers became teenagers in 1960s America, women were encouraged to stay home and raise large families, but sex and childbirth were taboo subjects. Premarital sex was common, but birth control was hard to get and abortion was illegal. In 1961, sixteen-year-old...
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