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''' Alexandra's Scroll: The Story of the First Hanukkah ''' (2002) is a children's novel by [[Miriam Chaikin]], illustrated by [[Stephen Fieser]]. | |||
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
Alexandra, a young Jewish girl from Jerusalem records the everyday happenings of her life, as well the events of the Jewish rebellion that led to the rebuilding of the Temple, the miracle of oil and the celebration of the first Hanukkah. By award-winning author of children’s book. | Alexandra, a young Jewish girl from Jerusalem records the everyday happenings of her life, as well the events of the Jewish rebellion that led to the rebuilding of the Temple, the miracle of oil and the celebration of the first Hanukkah. By award-winning author of children’s book. | ||
==Editions | "When the hated Syrian-Greek king fills ancient Jerusalem with statues of Greek gods and destroys the Jewish temple, feisty Alexandra takes up reed pen, ink, and sheet of papyrus and turns “scribe.” In her scroll Alexandra records the everyday happenings of her life, as well as the events of the Jewish rebellion led by the Maccabees. When her father joins the resistance against the Greek authorities, Alexandra must leave her friends and the city she loves. The victory of the Maccabees three years later returns the family to Jerusalem—to old friends, new ones and, for Alexandra, a new life ... Place and time are recreated in this story of a girl caught up in the events that led to the rebuilding of the temple, the miracle of oil that burns eight days, and the celebration of the first Hanukkah."--Publisher description. | ||
Published in New York, NY: Holt, 2002. | |||
==Editions == | |||
Published in [[New York, NY]]: Holt, 2002. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category:Maccabees (subject)|2002 Chaikin]] | [[Category:Maccabees (subject)|2002 Chaikin]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:51, 19 May 2017
<bibexternal title="Alexandra's Scroll: The Story of the First Hanukkah " author="Chaikin"/>
Alexandra's Scroll: The Story of the First Hanukkah (2002) is a children's novel by Miriam Chaikin, illustrated by Stephen Fieser.
Abstract
Alexandra, a young Jewish girl from Jerusalem records the everyday happenings of her life, as well the events of the Jewish rebellion that led to the rebuilding of the Temple, the miracle of oil and the celebration of the first Hanukkah. By award-winning author of children’s book.
"When the hated Syrian-Greek king fills ancient Jerusalem with statues of Greek gods and destroys the Jewish temple, feisty Alexandra takes up reed pen, ink, and sheet of papyrus and turns “scribe.” In her scroll Alexandra records the everyday happenings of her life, as well as the events of the Jewish rebellion led by the Maccabees. When her father joins the resistance against the Greek authorities, Alexandra must leave her friends and the city she loves. The victory of the Maccabees three years later returns the family to Jerusalem—to old friends, new ones and, for Alexandra, a new life ... Place and time are recreated in this story of a girl caught up in the events that led to the rebuilding of the temple, the miracle of oil that burns eight days, and the celebration of the first Hanukkah."--Publisher description.
Editions
Published in New York, NY: Holt, 2002.
External links
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- Women Authorship--2000s
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- Literature--2000s
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- Children's novels
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- English language--2000s
- Second Temple Studies--2000s
- Second Temple Studies--Fiction
- Second Temple Studies--English
- Maccabees (subject)
- Maccabees--fiction (subject)
- Maccabees--literature (subject)
- Top 2000s
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- English language--Top 2000s
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