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At the time of writing, Abella and Troper had difficulty finding a publisher. Troper said that he and Abella were told that "the book was something of a downer and seemed somewhat 'un-Canadian'", a sentiment that alluded to the myth of the putative
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for their refusal to admit Jewish refugees during the Nazi era, the
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