But with every day came an increasing sense of fear, especially as the Nazis took over Amsterdam. When Jacqueline met Anne on her way home from school in the 1940's, the two girls formed an instant friendship. But she could never have imagined that her summer would be so memorable. When the family is discovered, Alice and her grandfather are separated from her grandmother and are forced on a crowded cattle car headed for an unknown destination.įrom teh minutes before the train pulled in to the Jenkinsville, Arkansas, station, Patty Bergen knew something exciting was going to happen. In this story set in Germany during World War II young Alice has been living with her grandparents in the basement of her home, hiding from the world ever since Hitler came to power. A girl named Rivka befriends her, teaching her how to fight the dehumanization of the camp and hold onto her identity. Hannah is tired of hearing about the Nazis during the Holocaust, but when she opens the door for Elijah at the Passover Seder, she is transported in time to 1940s Poland, where she is captured and put in a death camp. Lift the flaps and follow along as the Four Questions are asked, the foods on the Seder plate are sampled, and the Afikomen is hunted for and found. The table is set, the guests arrive, and now the Seder can begin. Time to Rejoice! Passover is here, and the family and friends are coming over to celebrate. This story shows us that many of our Jewish customs are shared with Russian Christians. In the course of the story, Nadia eats blini the thin pancakes for blintzes, and borscht, foods common to Russian Jewish tradition as well. In this story, Baba Babochka, the ancient Butterfly Woman, grants Nadia her wish and gives her a babushka, but this gift may not be what it seems. The babushka was a scarf worn by Russian grandmothers and also means grandmother.
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