TheHarmonica

One day, coming from outside, Shmulik hears the wonderful sound of a harmonica being played – “a sound that laughs and cries at the same time.” Shmulik is entranced and dreams of having his own harmonica, but he’s just a little boy who lives in the orphanage run by Janusz Korczak and Stefania "Stefa" Wilczyńska. How could he ever hope to have a harmonica? A touching story about Shmuel “Shmulik” Gogol, a Holocaust survivor who became a musician, lived in Israel, and established a children’s harmonica band.

Age Group: SECOND GRADE