Rifka's last name in the book

Letters from rifka lexile find a book metametrics inc. Its based on ww1 its a historical fiction its really what happened to jews and anyone going to america. What especially raises it above docunovel is the emerging sense of rifkas. Along the way she faces many obstacles and the only way she feels comfort is when she writes in a book called pushkin, that her cousin gave her. Letters from rifka is a childrens historical novel by karen hesse, published by holt in 1992. Letters from rifka is a story about a jewish girl that escapes to america because her brothers are wanted by the german army. In the book letters from rifka by karen hesse, a young jewish girl named rifka, has to go through an experience such as escaping religious belief and running away from pogroms. It features a jewish familys emigration from russia in 1919, to belgium and.

The protagonists name, rifka, is the east european jewish version of rebecca rivka in modern israeli hebrew. It was rude of papas family not to encourage saul and rifka to stay. The book, letters from rifka, by karen hesse, is this fascinating story, a journey of a russian jewish girl, named rifka, immigrating to america where a. It is 1919 and rifkas brother nathan has deserted the russian army. Letters from rifka and millions of other books are available for instant access. The purchase of this book entitles an individual teacher to reproduce pages for use in the. Letters from rifka by karen hesse can you envision yourself being in a country alone while the rest of your family travels across countries without you. Twenty years ago i was in third grade reading my first karen hesse book, letters from rifka.

Karen hesse comes an unforgettable story of an immigrant familys journey to america. First she outwits a band of russian soldiers, enabling her. But she dreams that in the new country she will at last be safe from the. Letters from rifka is the story of a young russianjewish girl and her family who leave their homeland in 1919 to travel to america. Modeled on the authors greataunt, rifka surmounts one obstacle after another in this riveting novel. In writing about rifka, i feel compelled to break from our style of referring to people by their last name. Letters from rifka is a children s historical novel by karen hesse, published by holt in 1992. One of rifkas cousins, tovah, remains in russia and wants to keep in touch with rifka. Plot summary letters from rifkabook project by anna dayton. Letters from rifka by karen hesse, 9780312535612, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.

Yiddish variant of rivka, which is the hebrew form of rebecca. The surname book appears occasionally in english records. This lesson will give you discussion and comprehension questions you can use with your students to deepen understanding of the text and. Rifka knows nothing about america when she flees from russia with her family in 1919. It features a jewish family s emigration from russia in 1919, to belgium and ultimately to the u. Persecuted in russia by the soldiers and others who dislike jews, rifka s family makes their way across russia to poland and the u.