A Jewish Girl Finds New Roots

The poems include touchinglyromantic and sad expressions of Steffi's youthful idealism and more recenthumorous epistles. "My first Year in Eretz Israel" picks up the storywhere her previous book Jewish Girl in the Weimar Republic ends, with Steffi'sarrival in 1934 at what was then Palestine. It is a lively description of theJewish agricultural settlers who came to Palestine in the early 1930's."The Sekilaridis House" describes Steffi's marriage to a RomanCatholic Armenian, and their adventures in the multicultural society ofJerusalem in the British Mandate of Palestine during World War II. "TheTeeth of Polycrates" is a satirical story about good luck that takes placeon the ship traveling from Brazil to the USA. "How I became a Teacher"describes Steffi's life in Zion, Illinois, and her enthusiastic achievement ofbecoming a school teacher. "The Ones that Got Away" describesSteffi's project of collecting biographies of survivors of the Nazi Holocaust -showing how they overcame suffering, found satisfying new roots, and becamesuccessful contributors in countries to which they emigrated.

• | Author: Stephanie Braun Orfali
• | Publisher: Ronin Publishing (CA)
• | Publication Date: Feb 13, 1997
• | Number of Pages: 96 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0914171917
• | ISBN-13: 9780914171911