Presents a collection of twelve folktales of hope and spirit from the Baltic regions of eastern Europe and include stories from Croatia, Serbia, Russia, Estonia, Chechnia, Georgia, Slovakia, Moldavia, and Latvia.
Contains seventy black-and-white photographs--taken with a hidden camera--of children in the Jewish communities of Poland, Romania, Russia, and Hungary in the years between 1935 and 1938; and includes a selection of nursery rhymes, songs, poems, and chants, presented in Yiddish and English.
Examines the costumes of Eastern Europe at different eras throughout history, looking at what clothing and body adornment reveals about the culture and society of the region, and includes color illustrations, a glossary, a time line, and resource lists.
The king offered his son in marriage to any girl who successfully brought down seeds from the large tree growing outside the palace; but when Rosa made her way up the tree, she discovered that her mean step-sister was close behind.
In this Eastern European Jewish variant of the Cinderella story, the youngest daughter of a rabbi is sent away from home in disgrace, but thanks to the help of the prophet Elijah, marries the son of a renowned scholar and is reunited with her family. Includes words and music to a traditional Yiddish wedding song.
