Jewish Refugee in New York: Rivke Zilberg's Journal

by Kadya Molodovsky

Book Overview

Rivke Zilberg, a 20-year-old Jewish woman, arrives in New York shortly after the Nazi invasion of Poland, her home country. Struggling to learn a new language and cope with a different way of life in the United States, Rivke finds herself keeping a journal about the challenges and opportunities of this new land. In her attempt to find a new life as a Jewish immigrant in the US, Rivke shares the stories of losing her mother to a bombing in Lublin,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253040760
• ISBN13: 9780253040763
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher