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Passover: Festival of Freedom
During Passover, Jews are reminded of how, more than three thousand years ago, their ancestors emerged from slavery to become free men and women.
Bestselling author Monique Polak explores her own Jewish roots as she tells the Passover story, which reminds us that the freedom to be who we are and practice our religion, whatever it may be, is a great gift. It also teaches us that if we summon our courage and look out for each other, we can endure and overcome the most challenging circumstances. Enlivened by personal stories, Passover reminds us that we can all endure and overcome the most challenging circumstances.
Passover is the first in the Orca Origins series that examines ancient traditions kept alive in the modern world.
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Passover: Festival of Freedom
During Passover, Jews are reminded of how, more than three thousand years ago, their ancestors emerged from slavery to become free men and women.
Bestselling author Monique Polak explores her own Jewish roots as she tells the Passover story, which reminds us that the freedom to be who we are and practice our religion, whatever it may be, is a great gift. It also teaches us that if we summon our courage and look out for each other, we can endure and overcome the most challenging circumstances. Enlivened by personal stories, Passover reminds us that we can all endure and overcome the most challenging circumstances.
Passover is the first in the Orca Origins series that examines ancient traditions kept alive in the modern world.
During Passover, Jews are reminded of how, more than three thousand years ago, their ancestors emerged from slavery to become free men and women.
Bestselling author Monique Polak explores her own Jewish roots as she tells the Passover story, which reminds us that the freedom to be who we are and practice our religion, whatever it may be, is a great gift. It also teaches us that if we summon our courage and look out for each other, we can endure and overcome the most challenging circumstances. Enlivened by personal stories, Passover reminds us that we can all endure and overcome the most challenging circumstances.
Passover is the first in the Orca Origins series that examines ancient traditions kept alive in the modern world.
Monique Polak is the author of more than thirty books for young people. She is the three-time winner of the Quebec Writers' Federation Prize for Children's and YA Literature for her novels Hate Mail, What World is Left and Room for One More. In addition to teaching at Marianopolis College in Montreal, Monique is a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in Maclean's Magazine, the Montreal Gazette and other Postmedia newspapers. She is also a columnist on ICI Radio-Canada's Plus on est de fous, plus on lit! In 2016, Monique was the CBC/Quebec Writers' Federation inaugural writer-in-residence. Monique lives in Montreal.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter One: What’s Passover All About?
The Passover Story
Celebrating Passover
The Seder Meal
The Ten Plagues
Ben’s Story (Part One)
Chapter Two: Passover Before and After the Holocaust
Ben’s Story (Part Two)
Liselotte’s Story
Passover 1943: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Chapter Three: Passover in Action
Kids and Passover
Passover and the Obligation to Do Good
Montreal Food Baskets
Passover Food Drive
Kehila Jewish Community Day School
The Friendship Circle
King David High School
Chapter Four: Passover Around the World
Every Seder Has Its Own Flavor
Israel
The Netherlands
China
Nepal
Italy
Ukraine
Ethiopia
Iraq
Morocco
A Final Word from the Author Glossary References and Resources Index Acknowledgments
