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The Yankee at the Seder
By Weber, Elka & Gustavson, Adam
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-58246-256-1
- Publisher
- Tricycle Press
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
Gr 2-5 Just after the Civil War, a Jewish Yankee needing a place to observe Passover finds a Confederate family who offers him hospitality, mindful of the words in the Passover Haggadah, "All who are hungry, let them come and eat." Young Jacob, bitter about the South's defeat, is resentful at first, and the whole family finds the situation awkward. However, the Jewish tradition of debate and interpretation allows each side a voice, as the Josephsons in...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
In 1865, a Jewish family in Virginia hosts an unanticipated Passover guest: a Yankee soldier. The "festival of freedom," here celebra...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
