The Devil's ArithmeticHannah resents stories of her Jewish heritage and of the past until, when opening the door during a Passover Seder, she finds herself in Poland during World War II where she experiences the horrors of a concentration camp, and learns why she-- and we--need to remember the past. |
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... breath . " " You are the one who has trouble catching her breath , " said Yente the Cossack . She wrinkled her long nose . " But Chaya has plenty of breath . Shifre is right . What happened next to this Dorothy Gale ? " Hannah was in ...
... breath . " " You are the one who has trouble catching her breath , " said Yente the Cossack . She wrinkled her long nose . " But Chaya has plenty of breath . Shifre is right . What happened next to this Dorothy Gale ? " Hannah was in ...
Page 75
... breath . If she held it for long enough , she thought she might wake up from this awful nightmare and be back safe at her family Seder . But when she had to let her breath out at last , she began to cough des- perately and Gitl pounded ...
... breath . If she held it for long enough , she thought she might wake up from this awful nightmare and be back safe at her family Seder . But when she had to let her breath out at last , she began to cough des- perately and Gitl pounded ...
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... breath and closed her eyes . " And you , " he said , playfully putting his finger on Shifre's nose , almost as if he were flirting with her , " because you protest too much after all . And ... and ... ' 99 Hannah let out her breath as ...
... breath and closed her eyes . " And you , " he said , playfully putting his finger on Shifre's nose , almost as if he were flirting with her , " because you protest too much after all . And ... and ... ' 99 Hannah let out her breath as ...
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