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Gali Girls Inc (2005), 63 pages
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1913 - When 10-year-old Miriam Bloom and her sisters learn they are finally joining their father in America, they are overjoyed. The pogroms against their little Russian shtetl have grown more frequent and destructive. But when they finally arrive on Ellis Island, the Bloom girls and their mother are greeted by a tragedy that threatens to banish them immediately back to Russia. Inspired by actual events, Miriam's extraordinary journey from the Old World to the New shows how Jewish values restore hope and strength to her family.
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Ten-year-old Miriam Bloom is overjoyed to join her father in America. She and her mother and two sisters make the difficult trip only to find out that their father had died suddenly from a heart attack during their travels. They are ordered to return to Russia by the officials at Ellis Island, but
Apparently this is based on at least one such Ellis Island story and is recommended especially as a glimpse of the sorrow that sometimes came after the joy of getting to America. Also a good example of the JEwish community helping other Jews. - Jane M.
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are assisted by the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society and join other Jews in the Lower East Side of New York City. There is a clear, simple style used by the author that conveys lots of information with few words. Would probably be possible for grade 2, 3 and 4 readers to complete the book in two hours or less.Apparently this is based on at least one such Ellis Island story and is recommended especially as a glimpse of the sorrow that sometimes came after the joy of getting to America. Also a good example of the JEwish community helping other Jews. - Jane M.
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0977367304 / 9780977367306