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Author:

Ciddor, Anna, author.

Title:

The family with two front doors / Anna Ciddor.

Edition:

First American edition.

Publisher:

Kar-Ben Publishing,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

204 pages ; 20 cm.

Subject:

Rabinovitch, Nomi--Family--Juvenile fiction.
Jews--Poland--Juvenile fiction.
Families--Poland--Juvenile fiction.
Arranged marriage--Juvenile fiction.
Poland--History--1918-1945--Juvenile fiction.
Poland--Social life and customs--Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.

Notes:

Originally published in 2016 by Allen & Unwin.

Contents:

The letter -- The market -- Beggar's Day -- Gefilte fish -- Mama's wig -- Braiding the Challah -- Chaim's disaster -- Is it too late? -- The Sabbath queen -- The strangers -- Shabbos -- Nightfall -- It's today -- Inspection of the bride -- The dowry -- The betrothal -- The picnic -- Preparations -- The haircut -- Mordechai arrives -- The chuppah -- Celebrations -- The last dance -- Author's note -- Glossary.

Summary:

The days and nights of the Rabinovitch family--a rabbi, his wife, and their nine children who live in the Jewish quarter of Lublin, Poland, in the 1920s--are filled with joy, adventure, and ritual, but the biggest adventure occurs one summer when the oldest daughter Adina is betrothed to a young man from Warsaw. Based on the history of the author's Nana Nomi.

ISBN:

1541500121
9781541500129
1541500113
9781541500112

LCCN:

2017013146

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

SIPD314 -- James Kennedy Public Library (Dyersville)

EWPB745 -- Ruthven Public Library (Ruthven)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

SMPE094 -- Waverly Public Library (Waverly)