By the Hanukkah Light |
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| Author:
| Oberman, Sheldon |
| Illustrator:
| Waldman, Neil |
| ISBN: | 978-1-56397-658-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1997 |
| Publisher: | Highlights Press, c/o Highlights for Children, Inc.
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $15.95 |
Book Description:
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When Grandpa was a boy growing up in Europe, he celebrated Hanukkah in much the way children do today. He sang songs, played dreidel, and ate potato pancakes. Yet Hanukkah was very different.nbsp;His family could not share the joy of Hanukkah with the world. They were forced to observe the holiday behind locked doors and drawn curtains. In those days, a man came with soldiers to persecute thenbsp;Jews--just as a foreign king had done centuries earlier in Jerusalem. Sheldon...
More DescriptionWhen Grandpa was a boy growing up in Europe, he celebrated Hanukkah in much the way children do today. He sang songs, played dreidel, and ate potato pancakes. Yet Hanukkah was very different.nbsp;His family could not share the joy of Hanukkah with the world. They were forced to observe the holiday behind locked doors and drawn curtains. In those days, a man came with soldiers to persecute thenbsp;Jews--just as a foreign king had done centuries earlier in Jerusalem. Sheldon Oberman's beautiful story explores the meaning of Hanukkah in a way that enlightens and inspires. Neil Waldman's radiant illustrations capture the message of joy and courage that is the Festival of Lights.