In letters to her cousin, a young jewish girl chronicles her familys flight from russia in 1919 and her own experiences when she must be left in belgium for a. Click to read more about letters from rifka by karen hesse. Letters from rifka ebook por karen hesse 97814668025. Pj our way offers free, monthly jewish chapter books to kids 911 years of age. She carries with her a lone beloved volume of poems by pushkin.
Letters from rifka is a short childrens novel narrated by a 12 year old jewish girl fleeing russia in 1919. When a case of ringworm prevents rifka from joining her russian family as they emigrate to the united states, she spends nine months living in warsaw, with her care overseen by the hebrew immigrant aid society. Karen hesse is the author of many books for young people, including out of the dust, winner of the newbery medal, letters from rifka, brooklyn bridge, phoenix rising, sable and lavender. What especially raises it above docunovel is the emerging sense of rifkas personality. Letters from rifka student workbook common core aligned. A realistic and engaging depiction of one familys emigration from eastern europe to america, complete with yiddish phrases and precious shabbat candlesticks. Rifka makes the difficult journey from the ukraine to america and records the adventure, as well as her solo journey to rejoin her family after being separated from them, in a series of letters. Letters from rifka by karen hesse is an amazing epic of a young girls journey form russia during the first world war. On there journey to america they have to overcome many obstacles in. Letters from rifka comprehension quiz 10 questions by davisfor5th last updated. Traveling from russia to america, twelveyearold rifka gets separated from her. Its important to lay some background knowledge early by posing these prereading questions. She is traveling with her mother, father,and her brothers, nathan and saul. The word file is viewable with any pc or mac and can be further adjusted if you want to mix questions around andor add your own headers for things like name, period, and date.
The letters, each prefaced by a few telling lines of pushkin, tell of the fear, indignities, privation, and disease endured as they traveled through poland and into. Twelveyearold rifka endures the worstshe has ringworm and is not allowed to go to america. Once they arrive in poland the family creates a plan to. In letters from rifka, rifka and her family travel to many countries before arriving in the united states. She is diagnosed with ringworm and forced to separate from her family until she is healthy. Then have students briefly research each country and provide relevant. Throughout her journey, rifka carries with her a cherished volume of poetry by alexander pushkin. Beginning in russia in 1919, this epistolary novel, based on experiences of the authors greataunt, tells how 12yearold rifka nebrot and her family fled the antisemitism of postrevolutionary russia and emigrated to the us. It is 1919 and rifkas brother nathan has deserted the russian army.
This is a 50 page student workbook to guide students as they read independently, in small groups, or as a whole class. Letters from rifka quotes karen hesse this study guide consists of approximately 15 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of letters from rifka. Her children and grandchildren were also tickled to have their moms life recorded, honored, and celebrated in such a way. This novel study divides letters from rifka into six sections for study.
Karen hesse in letters to her cousin, a young jewish girl chronicles her familys flight from russia in 1919 and her own experiences when she must be left in belgium for a while when the others immigrate to. Free letters from rifka worksheets and literature unit for. The thrilling novel letters from rifka includes content some students may struggle to understand. Karen hesse calls letters from rifka a gift to my grandparents and to my heritage, and to people like rifka who have made the passage between two worlds. Letters from rifka by karen hesse free pdf d0wnl0ad, audio books, books to. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
A multiaward winning book, letters from rifka inspires readers to be brave and resourceful and to never give up. In it, she records her observations and experiences in the form of letters to tovah. Ppt letters from rifka powerpoint presentation free to. Best book its about the nazis and its really sad and so loving i think people who care about their family should definitely read this. For each country rifka visits, have students label that country on the map. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Have students add to their problem and solution charts. When a case of ringworm prevents rifka from joining her russian family as they emigrate. Written in chapterbychapter format, the guide contains a synopsis, prereading activities, vocabulary and comprehension exercises, as well as extension activities to be used as followupto the novel.
Letters from rifka is a historical fiction novel about a family who is leaving russia and trying to get to america. You should have read the first of the this book in order to be success at this quiz. Because rifka does not look jewish, she is the decoy of her family. Free letters from rifka study unit worksheets for teachers to print. It features a jewish familys emigration from russia in 1919, to belgium and ultimately to the u. Letters from rifka timeline timeline created by kittycat. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Letters from rifka consists of lessons for guided reading. A free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. This puts the family at great risk, so to protect themselves, twelveyearold rifka and her family flee russia. Plot summary letters from rifkabook project by anna dayton. Through a series of letters to her cousin tovah, a young russian jew describes her familys journey to america to escape the hardships imposed upon the jews during the years surrounding world war i.
Letters from rifka is a childrens historical novel by karen hesse, published by holt in 1992. Letters from rifka by karen hesse in chm, epub, fb2 download ebook. They chose rifka because she could speak russian and she had light hair and blue eyes. The story letters from rifka is about a jewish family who has decided to leave russia to go to america. Letters from rifka topics for discussion karen hesse this study guide consists of approximately 15 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of letters from rifka. In addition to the newbery, she has received honors includin. The soldiers came to the boxcars to search for nathan, and rifka distracted them. Letters from rifka comprehension quiz proprofs quiz. Karen hesse is the author of many books for young people, including out of the dust, winner of the newbery medal, brooklyn bridge, phoenix rising, sable and lavender. She has received honors including the scott odell historical fiction award, the christopher award, and the macarthur fellowship genius award, making her only the second childrens book author to receive this.
It is 1919 and rifka s brother nathan has deserted the russian army. Karen hesse lives in williamsville, vermont, with her husband, randy, and her daughters, kate and rachel. In it, she records her observations and experiences in the form of letters to her. Courage, strength, sacrifice, determination, and hope are all thematic ideas covered in this novel. Because she has no spare paper, she uses the blank spaces of the book to write letters to a. Rifka is a young jewish girl whose family is forced to flee to america. View book info and cumulative award history for letters from rifka by karen hesse. Rifkas family hid in the trains boxcars, and rifka had to distract the soldiers. Based on a true story from the authors family, letters from rifka presents a reallife heroine with an uncommon courage and unsinkable spirit.
The letters from rifka lesson plan is downloadable in pdf and word. Rifka knows nothing about america when she flees from russia with her family in 1919. Modeled on the authors greataunt, rifka surmounts one obstacle after another in. Rifkas family quickly packed up their things and left. After barely escaping from russia into poland, rifka s family is on their way to warsaw to purchase steamship. In letters to her cousin, a young jewish girl chronicles her familys flight from russia in 1919 and her own experiences when she must be left in belgium for a while when the others emigrate to america. 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. Ellis island russia berdichev america previous question next question. Letters from rifka by karen hesse overdrive rakuten. They made this decision because they are jews and if they stay in russia the nazis will kill them.
A painting of antwerp, belgium in the early 1900s, the time when rifka was there. This puts the family at great risk, so to protect themselves, twelveyearold rifka and her family flee russia for america in the hope of a better life. Cultural vocabulary connecting to vocabulary figurative language theme compare and contrast analyzing setting mapping activity character analysis text evidence inferencing journal pages with twitter summary and wow words theme conflict problemsolution point of view. To my delight she approved of letters from rifka and felt a quiet pride at being the inspiration for it. Main titles from defiance end titles from lady in the water end titles from the duchess. Rifka is the youngest member of the immigrant family. Ms hesse is also the author of wish on a unicorn and the forthcoming lesters dog and lavender. Rifka shows amazing courage throughout everything and comes through for her family but. Explain that as they read letters from rifka, they can complete the problem and solution chart to show how rifka solves her problems and gets to america. This book is an indepth look at a 12 year old girls struggle to get to america from russia. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Booklist based largely on the memories of the authors greataunt.
Bald from the ringworm, poor and needy, she proves shes no greenhorn. Letters from rifka is a great suspenseful book the part where rifka is trying to get to america its very cool. Choose 1 and explain its connection to 2 of the novels characters andor the main plot of the story. But she dreams that in the new country she will at last be safe from the russian soldiers and their harsh treatment of the jews. Letters from rifka is a story about a jewish girl that escapes to america because her brothers are wanted by the german army. This is a novel study for letters from rifka by karen hesse. Rifka knows nothing about america when she flees from russia with her family. Twelveyearold rifkas journey from a jewish community in the ukraine to ellis island is anything but smooth sailing. The kind rifka would look at in her belgium home with marie and gaston. Noveltie ebook from learning links, see our free shipping offer and bulk order pricing. But she dreams she will at last be safe from the russian soldiers and their harsh treatment of the jews in the new country. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
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