Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Rebecca Rubin eagerly helps her cousin Ana, newly arrived from Russia, to adjust to life in New York City, but when their teacher says the two must sing together at a school assembly, Rebecca worries that her big moment will be ruined.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
While Rebecca Rubin helps her building's ailing superintendent take care of his homing pigeons, she puzzles over what to do with the Christmas centerpiece her teacher insisted she make but which has no place in her Jewish home.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the late 1500s, while Don Fernando, the conductor of the Royal Orchestra of Barcelona prepares for a concert to celebrate Spain's colonies in the New World, his son Rafael secretly practices playing the Shofar to help Jews, who must hide their faith from the Inquisition, to celebrate Rosh Hashanah. Includes historical facts and glossary.
9) The Chippewa
Author
Series
Publisher
F. Watts
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
Discusses the traditional and modern way of life of the Chippewa, examining their culture, religion, and politics.
10) Speak Up, Tommy!
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Tommy's classmates tease him about his Israeli accent and the way he speaks English. But his knowledge of Hebrew makes him a hero when a policeman and his dog come to visit Tommy's school.
Author
Language
English
Description
Raised a Catholic, when 12-year-old Miguel suddenly learns that his ancestors were Jewish, his world seems to turn upside down. Rushing from the house, he becomes lost in the desert. Captured by a band of Apaches, after a daring escape he meets Rushing Cloud, a Tohono O'odham youth who is running away from a mission school. As the boys travel toward home, Miguel learns to survive in the desert, but more importantly, he begins to see his heritage in...
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Rebecca Rubin worries that her tenth birthday will be ruined because it falls during Passover, but her mother's cousin Max, an actor, takes her with him to a movie studio, where she makes friends with an actress and a set carpenter.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Rebecca Rubin is growing up in the bustling city of New York in 1914. She dreams of being a star on the silver screen, but her performance this year is on the stage at school. She has to share the spotlight with her cousin Ana, though, and Rebecca fears the audience will laugh instead of applaud. Will Ana hurt or help the performance? Then, being included in a special plan fills Rebecca with joy. But what act of kindness teaches her the true meaning...
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Rebecca is thrilled to spend the day at a real movie studio, and when a super, spectacular opportunity presents itself, she is quick to volunteer. But how will this scene play out? Then, on a visit to Coney Island, Rebecca gets the chance to use her acting skills to lighten the mood in an embarrassing situation--and her climbing skills to rescue someone in a dangerous spot. But a factory tour makes Rebecca believe her skills are needed there, too....
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Rebecca Rubin is growing up in a big Russian-Jewish family in New York City in 1914. She wants to be an actress--but her parents and grandparents have traditional ideas of what a young lady should do, and acting isn't one of them! Can Rebecca find a way to follow the traditions she loves, without giving up her dreams?"--Container.
Author
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
1988.
Language
English
Description
Kidnapped from their parents during the Portuguese Inquisition and sent to work as slaves at a monastery in Brazil, two Jewish sisters attempt to make their way back to Europe to find their parents, but instead become part of a group founding the first Jewish settlement in the United States.
19) One foot ashore
Author
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
Arriving alone and destitute in Amsterdam in the spring of 1654, sixteen-year-old Maria Ben Lazar finds refuge and friendship in the household of the artist Rembrandt and continues to pursue her desperate search for her parents and her younger sister. Sequel to "Out Of Many Waters."
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"What if you, as a girl battling stage fright before a dance recital, suddenly found yourself in Rebecca's world in 1914? Join Rebecca on adventures where the two of you can try out for a vaudeville show, put on a musical, or even sneak into a factory to deliver an important message. Your journey back in time can take whatever twists and turns you choose, as you select from a variety of options in this multiple-ending story"--