Robert Colton’s book, “The Mitzvah of Repentance,” was recently released. It is about a prominent St. Louis family who feel themselves obligated to take in a Holocaust survivor shortly after World War II.
Upon the refugee’s arrival, her host family find that she is not alone.
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The seemingly helpful companion turns out to be a threat to the family’s charitable façade.
Colton is the operations director of Congregation Shaare Emeth.
