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Gr 1–4—This somber picture book tells the story of Rebecca, a Jewish girl living in New York at the time of the Civil War. Her dad joins the Union Army to make sure no one suffers slavery as the Jews did in Egypt. He returns home but has been wounded and lost his hand. The family learns during a Sabbath service that President Lincoln has been assassinated, and the congregation spontaneously recites the Kaddish, the Jew...Log In or Sign Up to Read More