{"product_id":"a-jewish-girl-finds-new-stephanie-braun-orfali-9780914171911","title":"A Jewish Girl Finds New Roots","description":"The poems include touchingly\u003cbr\u003eromantic and sad expressions of Steffi's youthful idealism and more recent\u003cbr\u003ehumorous epistles. \"My first Year in Eretz Israel\" picks up the story\u003cbr\u003ewhere her previous book Jewish Girl in the Weimar Republic ends, with Steffi's\u003cbr\u003earrival in 1934 at what was then Palestine. It is a lively description of the\u003cbr\u003eJewish agricultural settlers who came to Palestine in the early 1930's.\u003cbr\u003e\"The Sekilaridis House\" describes Steffi's marriage to a Roman\u003cbr\u003eCatholic Armenian, and their adventures in the multicultural society of\u003cbr\u003eJerusalem in the British Mandate of Palestine during World War II. \"The\u003cbr\u003eTeeth of Polycrates\" is a satirical story about good luck that takes place\u003cbr\u003eon the ship traveling from Brazil to the USA. \"How I became a Teacher\"\u003cbr\u003edescribes Steffi's life in Zion, Illinois, and her enthusiastic achievement of\u003cbr\u003ebecoming a school teacher. \"The Ones that Got Away\" describes\u003cbr\u003eSteffi's project of collecting biographies of survivors of the Nazi Holocaust -\u003cbr\u003eshowing how they overcame suffering, found satisfying new roots, and became\u003cbr\u003esuccessful contributors in countries to which they emigrated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie Braun Orfali\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0914171917\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780914171911\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronin Publishing (CA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.37h x 5.43w x 0.29d","brand":"Stephanie Braun Orfali","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48587665342719,"sku":"9780914171911","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-jewish-girl-finds-new-stephanie-braun-orfali-9780914171911","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}