Eli Remembers

by Marian Sneider, Ruth Vander Zee, Ana Huang

Book Overview

Year after year, Eli watches the solemn lighting of seven candles at his family's celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. On such a happy occasion, his parents and grandparents always seem sad, and Eli can't understand why. Then one year Eli travels to Eastern Europe to learn more about his family history. There, he learns how the candles represent his family's connection to the Holocaust in Lithuania, and how remembering his ancestors...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802853099
• ISBN13: 9780802853097
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.9" x 11.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7