We worked with a remarkable team of people to help bring this beautiful idea for a children’s book to reality: a book about the story of the tragic journey of the MS St. Louis, told through the eyes of one of its youngest passengers.
Remarkable illustration…
… and a remarkable story of a typeface that also escaped Nazi Germany, designed by a Jewish woman.
Devora Caytak, of the Jewish Youth Library, was aware of the work we had done on the MS St. Louis monument in Halifax for Daniel Libeskind, and so approach David as to how we could help bring her vision to fruition.
The book is accompanied by an adult guide which both summarizes the background story, and coaches teachers and parents on how to interpret “So Near, And Yet So Far” to Canadian children.
Here’s an Ottawa Citizen article about the book and its launch:
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/children+book+recounts+voyage+Louis/5994342/story.html